Palm Valley vs Palmer

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

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

Palm Valley has the higher population (1,650 vs 1,606 in Palmer). Palm Valley has the higher median household income ($92,000 vs $27,418 in Palmer). Palm Valley has the higher median home value ($264,400 vs $52,500 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	Palm Valley	Palmer
Population	1,650	1,606
Median age	47.3 yrs	20.4 yrs
Median household income	$92,000	$27,418
Median home value	$264,400	$52,500
Median gross rent	$1,225	—
Housing units	719	416
Homeownership rate	76.5%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.8%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palm Valley	Palmer
Population	1,557 → 1,650 (+6.0%)	1,256 → 1,606 (+27.9%)
Median household income	$74,087 → $92,000 (+24.2%)	$45,714 → $27,418 (-40.0%)
Median home value	$172,500 → $264,400 (+53.3%)	$55,300 → $52,500 (-5.1%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,225 (+23.6%)	—

Palm Valley

Population

1,5571,650

Median household income

$74,087$92,000

Median home value

$172,500$264,400

Median gross rent

$991$1,225

Palmer

Population

1,2561,606

Median household income

$45,714$27,418

Median home value

$55,300$52,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palm Valley	Palmer
Under 5	4.7%	8.5%
5 to 17	19.1%	35.2%
18 to 24	5.3%	10.9%
25 to 34	5.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	12.3%	20.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	2.4%
55 to 64	11.0%	2.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	3.4%
75 and over	14.7%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palm Valley	Palmer
White (non-Hispanic)	45.8%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	8.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	43.3%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palm Valley	Palmer
No high school diploma	10.3%	49.2%
High school graduate	21.9%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	7.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palm Valley	Palmer
Drove alone	71.6%	91.7%
Carpooled	18.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palm Valley	Palmer
1-unit, detached	84.0%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	53.1%

Poverty & households

	Palm Valley	Palmer
Poverty rate	5.4%	53.9%
Average household size	2.52	4.29
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1981	1995