Palmer

Population: 2,449
Median household income: $87,379
Median home value: $203,400

Palmer, a community in Ellis County, Texas, has 2,449 residents. At $87,379, its median household income sits below Ellis County's $95,898.

Between 2019 and 2023, Palmer's population grew 7.5% from 2,279 to 2,449, while its median home value rose 117.1% from $93,700 to $203,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 59.9% of the population. 85.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,449
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $87,379
Median home value: $203,400
Median gross rent: $1,709
Housing units: 799
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,279	$56,250	$93,700	$1,034
2020	2,540	$65,588	$97,500	$1,273
2021	2,496	$75,313	$110,300	$1,313
2022	2,685	$81,310	$145,300	$1,437
2023	2,449	$87,379	$203,400	$1,709

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 4419.6%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 647.2%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over1.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	203	8.3%
5 to 17	541	22.1%
18 to 24	220	9.0%
25 to 34	433	17.7%
35 to 44	480	19.6%
45 to 54	217	8.9%
55 to 64	176	7.2%
65 to 74	134	5.5%
75 and over	45	1.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,468	59.9%
Black or African American	26	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	45	1.8%
Two or more races	42	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	864	35.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate45.6%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	198	13.3%
High school graduate	677	45.6%
Some college or associate's	410	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	158	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	42	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,064	85.7%
Carpooled	79	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	95	7.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	286	25.0%
15 to 29 min	332	29.0%
30 to 44 min	186	16.2%
45 to 59 min	223	19.5%
60+ min	119	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.29
Poverty rate: 8.3% (203 of 2,438)

	Count	Share
Family households	647	86.8%
Nonfamily households	98	13.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	745	93.2%
Vacant	54	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	546	73.3%
Renter-occupied	199	26.7%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	574	71.8%
1-unit, attached	6	0.8%
2 to 4 units	10	1.3%
5 to 19 units	12	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	197	24.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4854744
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.4251, -96.6671