Central City vs Palmer

A side-by-side comparison of Central City and Palmer: population, income, housing, and more.

Central City and Palmer are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Central City has the higher population (3,039 vs 446 in Palmer). Central City has the higher median household income ($62,012 vs $54,861 in Palmer). Central City has the higher median home value ($158,300 vs $102,900 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	Central City	Palmer
Population	3,039	446
Median age	38.8 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,012	$54,861
Median home value	$158,300	$102,900
Median gross rent	$729	$785
Housing units	1,268	202
Homeownership rate	67.4%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central City	Palmer
Population	2,903 → 3,039 (+4.7%)	524 → 446 (-14.9%)
Median household income	$48,447 → $62,012 (+28.0%)	$55,938 → $54,861 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $158,300 (+49.2%)	$90,700 → $102,900 (+13.5%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $729 (+9.5%)	$679 → $785 (+15.6%)

Central City

Population

2,9033,039

Median household income

$48,447$62,012

Median home value

$106,100$158,300

Median gross rent

$666$729

Palmer

Population

524446

Median household income

$55,938$54,861

Median home value

$90,700$102,900

Median gross rent

$679$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central City	Palmer
Under 5	6.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	17.3%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	17.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	15.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	6.7%
75 and over	10.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central City	Palmer
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central City	Palmer
No high school diploma	7.9%	3.2%
High school graduate	34.8%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central City	Palmer
Drove alone	86.8%	82.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central City	Palmer
1-unit, detached	75.0%	94.6%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Central City	Palmer
Poverty rate	7.8%	6.5%
Average household size	2.40	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1967	1947