Maypearl vs Palmer

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

Maypearl 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 1,328 in Maypearl). Palmer has the higher median household income ($87,379 vs $74,583 in Maypearl). Maypearl has the higher median home value ($316,000 vs $203,400 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	Maypearl	Palmer
Population	1,328	2,449
Median age	28.5 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$74,583	$87,379
Median home value	$316,000	$203,400
Median gross rent	$1,398	$1,709
Housing units	471	799
Homeownership rate	45.6%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maypearl	Palmer
Population	938 → 1,328 (+41.6%)	2,279 → 2,449 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$68,000 → $74,583 (+9.7%)	$56,250 → $87,379 (+55.3%)
Median home value	$153,800 → $316,000 (+105.5%)	$93,700 → $203,400 (+117.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,398 (+31.5%)	$1,034 → $1,709 (+65.3%)

Maypearl

Population

9381,328

Median household income

$68,000$74,583

Median home value

$153,800$316,000

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,398

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)

	Maypearl	Palmer
Under 5	8.7%	8.3%
5 to 17	22.4%	22.1%
18 to 24	13.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	17.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	19.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	7.2%
65 to 74	4.5%	5.5%
75 and over	1.3%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maypearl	Palmer
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	59.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23.6%	35.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maypearl	Palmer
No high school diploma	4.2%	13.3%
High school graduate	30.1%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	46.2%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maypearl	Palmer
Drove alone	74.5%	85.7%
Carpooled	16.8%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	7.7%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maypearl	Palmer
1-unit, detached	97.7%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	24.7%

Poverty & households

	Maypearl	Palmer
Poverty rate	0.7%	8.3%
Average household size	3.03	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	40	29
Median year structure built	1981	1988