Garrett vs Palmer

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

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

Palmer has the higher population (2,449 vs 1,067 in Garrett). Palmer has the higher median household income ($87,379 vs $76,458 in Garrett). Palmer has the higher median home value ($203,400 vs $127,500 in Garrett).

Population, income & housing

	Garrett	Palmer
Population	1,067	2,449
Median age	26.0 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,458	$87,379
Median home value	$127,500	$203,400
Median gross rent	$958	$1,709
Housing units	336	799
Homeownership rate	79.6%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrett	Palmer
Population	805 → 1,067 (+32.5%)	2,279 → 2,449 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $76,458 (+72.3%)	$56,250 → $87,379 (+55.3%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $127,500 (+77.8%)	$93,700 → $203,400 (+117.1%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $958 (+10.5%)	$1,034 → $1,709 (+65.3%)

Garrett

Population

8051,067

Median household income

$44,375$76,458

Median home value

$71,700$127,500

Median gross rent

$867$958

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)

	Garrett	Palmer
Under 5	9.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	26.6%	22.1%
18 to 24	10.6%	9.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	17.7%
35 to 44	16.7%	19.6%
45 to 54	8.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	7.2%	7.2%
65 to 74	6.3%	5.5%
75 and over	0.9%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrett	Palmer
White (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	59.9%
Black or African American	13.2%	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	0.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	67.8%	35.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrett	Palmer
No high school diploma	36.9%	13.3%
High school graduate	33.8%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	1.6%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrett	Palmer
Drove alone	66.4%	85.7%
Carpooled	18.5%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrett	Palmer
1-unit, detached	64.0%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.9%	24.7%

Poverty & households

	Garrett	Palmer
Poverty rate	5.2%	8.3%
Average household size	3.45	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	21	29
Median year structure built	1988	1988