Chapman vs Palmer

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

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

Palmer has the higher population (446 vs 325 in Chapman). Chapman has the higher median household income ($89,000 vs $54,861 in Palmer). Chapman has the higher median home value ($114,300 vs $102,900 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	Chapman	Palmer
Population	325	446
Median age	35.1 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$89,000	$54,861
Median home value	$114,300	$102,900
Median gross rent	$1,563	$785
Housing units	135	202
Homeownership rate	80.6%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chapman	Palmer
Population	254 → 325 (+28.0%)	524 → 446 (-14.9%)
Median household income	$46,000 → $89,000 (+93.5%)	$55,938 → $54,861 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$68,500 → $114,300 (+66.9%)	$90,700 → $102,900 (+13.5%)
Median gross rent	$811 → $1,563 (+92.7%)	$679 → $785 (+15.6%)

Chapman

Population

254325

Median household income

$46,000$89,000

Median home value

$68,500$114,300

Median gross rent

$811$1,563

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)

	Chapman	Palmer
Under 5	5.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	16.6%	20.2%
18 to 24	13.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	17.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.2%	15.0%
55 to 64	16.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	4.6%	6.7%
75 and over	8.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chapman	Palmer
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chapman	Palmer
No high school diploma	7.7%	3.2%
High school graduate	44.2%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chapman	Palmer
Drove alone	88.5%	82.6%
Carpooled	1.6%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chapman	Palmer
1-unit, detached	89.6%	94.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Chapman	Palmer
Poverty rate	5.3%	6.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1947	1947