Palmer, Alaska Demographics

Palmer is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Female residents

Palmer is 3rd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Palmer is 5th in Alaska out of 10 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Palmer is 5th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Palmer is 7th in Alaska out of 15 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Palmer is 7th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Income below poverty line

Palmer is 7th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Palmer is 7th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Palmer is 7th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Palmer is 8th in Alaska out of 13 other cities in Retail sales

Size Demographics
	Palmer	Rank	Alaska	US
Current population (2012)	6,335	10th	731,449	313,914,040
Size in square miles	5.2	20th	570,640.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,152.1	3rd	1.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Palmer	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents younger than 5	8.0%	8th	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	29.3%	7th	25.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	9.6%	7th	8.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Palmer	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.5%	15th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	22.3%	14th	27.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Palmer	Rank	Alaska	US
Race - White	79.1%	14th	67.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.8%	5th	3.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	9.2%	8th	14.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.1%	16th	5.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	9th	1.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	7.6%	8th	7.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	7th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	76.4%	14th	63.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Palmer	Rank	Alaska	US
Female residents	50.5%	1st	47.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.9%	21st	6.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Palmer	Rank	Alaska	US
Housing units	2,281	20th	311,201	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	29.0%	10th	24.4%	25.9%
Households	1,994	20th	252,920	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.2%	12th	64.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$180,700	21st	$235,100	$186,200
People per household	2.7	10th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Palmer	Rank	Alaska	US
Income per capita	$24,267	22nd	$31,944	$27,915
Income per household	$59,484	16th	$69,014	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.1%	7th	9.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Palmer	Rank	Alaska	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,783	7th	68,728	27,092,908
Retail sales	$140,302	8th	$9,303,387	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$18,057	5th	$13,635	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$17,428	10th	$1,851,293	$613,795,732