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Palmer Town, MA

Demographic and economic profile of Palmer Town, MA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

12,372

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$78,480

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

Palmer Town added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,743 (86.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races691 (5.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone460 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race329 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone158 (1.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)209
  2. 2.Other Indo-European119
  3. 3.Spanish107
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic68
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic35

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

65.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

766

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$44,562

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,683
  2. 2.Retail Trade1,091
  3. 3.Manufacturing785
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management615
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities467

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,380
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,740
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,122
  4. 4.Service Occupations705
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations448

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Retail Trade (LQ 1.59×)1,091
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.34×)158
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)467
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.25×)785
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.18×)171

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$255,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,041/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999803 (20.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999727 (18.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999659 (17.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999440 (11.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999319 (8.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999222 (5.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,850

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.8 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,252 (83.0%)
  • Worked at Home511 (8.1%)
  • Carpooled405 (6.4%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other70 (1.1%)
  • Walked60 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit18 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.