Italy vs Palmer

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

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

Italy has the higher population (2,460 vs 2,449 in Palmer). Palmer has the higher median household income ($87,379 vs $59,082 in Italy). Palmer has the higher median home value ($203,400 vs $148,200 in Italy).

Population, income & housing

	Italy	Palmer
Population	2,460	2,449
Median age	28.0 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,082	$87,379
Median home value	$148,200	$203,400
Median gross rent	$1,304	$1,709
Housing units	865	799
Homeownership rate	68.9%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Italy	Palmer
Population	1,934 → 2,460 (+27.2%)	2,279 → 2,449 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$49,185 → $59,082 (+20.1%)	$56,250 → $87,379 (+55.3%)
Median home value	$86,900 → $148,200 (+70.5%)	$93,700 → $203,400 (+117.1%)
Median gross rent	$932 → $1,304 (+39.9%)	$1,034 → $1,709 (+65.3%)

Italy

Population

1,9342,460

Median household income

$49,185$59,082

Median home value

$86,900$148,200

Median gross rent

$932$1,304

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)

	Italy	Palmer
Under 5	6.6%	8.3%
5 to 17	30.5%	22.1%
18 to 24	10.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	7.1%	17.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	19.6%
45 to 54	8.6%	8.9%
55 to 64	8.0%	7.2%
65 to 74	12.2%	5.5%
75 and over	4.3%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Italy	Palmer
White (non-Hispanic)	55.9%	59.9%
Black or African American	17.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	3.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23.4%	35.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Italy	Palmer
No high school diploma	13.4%	13.3%
High school graduate	35.4%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Italy	Palmer
Drove alone	79.3%	85.7%
Carpooled	11.4%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	7.7%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Italy	Palmer
1-unit, detached	84.3%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	24.7%

Poverty & households

	Italy	Palmer
Poverty rate	12.3%	8.3%
Average household size	3.20	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1976	1988