Palmer Town, MA

Census Place

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2024 Population
12,381
US Senator
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ed Markey
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
47.8
5.35% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.3%
3.12% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$78,480
0.392% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$271,400
6.43% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,395
1.59% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Palmer Town, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Palmer Town, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Palmer Town, MA was $271,400, and the homeownership rate was 71.5%.

Most people in Palmer Town, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Palmer Town, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Palmer Town, MA is home to a population of 12.4k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.36% of Palmer Town, MA residents were born outside of the country (168 people).

In 2024, there were 16.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.4k people) in Palmer Town, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 632 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 460 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%
2024 Citizenship
99.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Palmer Town, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Palmer Town, MA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Palmer Town, MA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    10.4k ± 503
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    632 ± 286
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    460 ± 296
4.9%
Hispanic Population
607 people

In 2024, there were 16.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.4k people) in Palmer Town, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 632 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 460 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.9% of the people in Palmer Town, MA are hispanic (607 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Palmer Town, MA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Massachusetts.
Most Common Origin
  1. China
    103,356 ± 7,834 people
  2. Brazil
    101,793 ± 7,776 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    101,190 ± 7,753 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 103,356 Massachusetts residents, followed by Brazil with 101,793 and Dominican Republic with 101,190.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.36%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
168 people
2.09%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
259 people

As of 2024, 1.36% of Palmer Town, MA residents (168 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Palmer Town, MA was 2.09%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    154 ± 100
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    133 ± 118
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    16 ± 33

Palmer Town, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Palmer Town, MA employs 6.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Palmer Town, MA were Retail Trade (1,325 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,246 people), and Manufacturing (666 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($120,634), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,772), and Public Administration ($78,750).

Employment

Occupations

6.4k
2024 Value
± 773
1.59%
1 Year growth
± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palmer Town, MA grew at a rate of 1.59%, from 6.3k employees to 6.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palmer Town, MA, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,019 people), Management Occupations (742 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (721 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palmer Town, MA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.4k
2024 Value
± 773
1.59%
1 Year growth
± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palmer Town, MA grew at a rate of 1.59%, from 6.3k employees to 6.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palmer Town, MA, are Retail Trade (1,325 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,246 people), and Manufacturing (666 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palmer Town, MA, though some of these residents may live in Palmer Town, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$61,580
Median earning men ± $9,209
$46,441
Median earning women ± $1,890

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,773), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($80,379), and Construction ($73,487).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,684), Construction ($69,063), and Manufacturing ($63,589).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.61%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (61.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (36%)
    Republican Party
  3. Other (1.48%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren
Senator from Massachusetts1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Ed Markey
Senator from Massachusetts2
Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Palmer Town, MA was $271,400 in 2024, which is 0.816 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $255,000 to $271,400, a 6.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Palmer Town, MA is 71.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Palmer Town, MA have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Palmer Town, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$271,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,289
$3,929
Median Property Taxes
±$565

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Palmer Town, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Palmer Town, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

71.5%
Homeownership
2024
64.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.5% of the housing units in Palmer Town, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$78,480
Median Household Income
± $7,854
5.5k
Number of Households
± 704

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.5k households in Palmer Town, MA declined from $78,480 from the previous year's value of $78,789.

The following chart displays the households in Palmer Town, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Palmer Town, MA is from Massachusetts.
0.478
2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts
0.48
2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2023, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.384% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.6%)
  2. Carpooled (7.71%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.29%)

In 2024, 81.6% of workers in Palmer Town, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.71%) and those who worked at home (7.29%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

31.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Palmer Town, MA have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.06% of the workforce in Palmer Town, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Palmer Town, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Palmer Town, MA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palmer Town, MA (1.02k out of 12.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Palmer Town, MA is White, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

98.8% of the population of Palmer Town, MA has health coverage, with 51.3% on employee plans, 18.4% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 4.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.2% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 43.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

1.19%
Uninsured
51.3%
Employer Coverage
18.4%
Medicaid
14.7%
Medicare
10.3%
Non-Group
4.13%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Palmer Town, MA declined by 24.1% from 1.57% to 1.19%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Palmer Town, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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