Ferris vs Palmer

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

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

Ferris has the higher population (2,932 vs 2,449 in Palmer). Palmer has the higher median household income ($87,379 vs $71,583 in Ferris). Ferris has the higher median home value ($219,600 vs $203,400 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	Ferris	Palmer
Population	2,932	2,449
Median age	30.3 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,583	$87,379
Median home value	$219,600	$203,400
Median gross rent	$1,145	$1,709
Housing units	1,018	799
Homeownership rate	68.2%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferris	Palmer
Population	2,692 → 2,932 (+8.9%)	2,279 → 2,449 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$59,129 → $71,583 (+21.1%)	$56,250 → $87,379 (+55.3%)
Median home value	$91,500 → $219,600 (+140.0%)	$93,700 → $203,400 (+117.1%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,145 (+16.5%)	$1,034 → $1,709 (+65.3%)

Ferris

Population

2,6922,932

Median household income

$59,129$71,583

Median home value

$91,500$219,600

Median gross rent

$983$1,145

Palmer

Population

2,2792,449

Median household income

$56,250$87,379

Median home value

$93,700$203,400

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,709

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferris	Palmer
Under 5	10.3%	8.3%
5 to 17	25.1%	22.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	17.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	19.6%
45 to 54	15.0%	8.9%
55 to 64	8.2%	7.2%
65 to 74	6.7%	5.5%
75 and over	4.0%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferris	Palmer
White (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	59.9%
Black or African American	18.9%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	56.5%	35.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferris	Palmer
No high school diploma	17.6%	13.3%
High school graduate	30.1%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferris	Palmer
Drove alone	79.6%	85.7%
Carpooled	9.2%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferris	Palmer
1-unit, detached	86.5%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	24.7%

Poverty & households

	Ferris	Palmer
Poverty rate	9.7%	8.3%
Average household size	3.14	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1983	1988