Palmer is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,485 people and two associated neighborhoods, Palmer is the 592nd largest community in Texas.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Palmer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Palmer is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Palmer who work in office and administrative support (25.56%), sales jobs (9.70%), and management occupations (8.00%). One downside of living in Palmer, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.07 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Palmer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Palmer with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.42% of adults in Palmer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Palmer in 2022 was $26,966, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,864 for a family of four. However, Palmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Palmer is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Palmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Palmer also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.22% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Palmer include English, German, Irish, Czechoslovakian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Palmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
