Palmview, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

15,921

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

30.8%

13.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$43,963

4.99% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$113,600

3.84% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

5,896

0.974% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Palmview, TX is home to a population of 15.9k people, from which 80.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 32.3% of Palmview, TX residents were born outside of the country (5.14k people).

In 2024, there were 9.52 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (12.3k people) in Palmview, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.29k White (Hispanic) and 1.2k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

80.1%

2024 Citizenship

79.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 80.1% of Palmview, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Palmview, TX was 79.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Palmview, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Palmview, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
12.3k ± 884
White (Hispanic)
1.29k ± 575
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.2k ± 294

92.3%

Hispanic Population

14.7k people

92.3% of the people in Palmview, TX are hispanic (14.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Palmview, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

32.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.14k people

32.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.15k people

As of 2024, 32.3% of Palmview, TX residents (5.14k 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 Palmview, TX was 32.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Palmview, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
103 ± 81
Gulf War (2001-)
85 ± 97
Korea
13 ± 31

Palmview, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Palmview, TX.

Economy

The economy of Palmview, TX employs 5.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Palmview, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (810 people), Transportation & Warehousing (771 people), and Educational Services (762 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($72,985), Public Administration ($54,792), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,940).

Employment

Occupations

5.9k

2024 Value

± 739

−0.974%

1 Year decline

± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palmview, TX declined at a rate of −0.974%, from 5.95k employees to 5.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palmview, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (612 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (604 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (566 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palmview, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.9k

2024 Value

± 739

−0.974%

1 Year decline

± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palmview, TX declined at a rate of −0.974%, from 5.95k employees to 5.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palmview, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (810 people), Transportation & Warehousing (771 people), and Educational Services (762 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palmview, TX, though some of these residents may live in Palmview, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$30,622

Median earning men ± $6,983

$26,854

Median earning women ± $4,657

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($59,180), Public Administration ($54,844), and Manufacturing ($38,902).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,341), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,810), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,802).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Palmview, TX was $113,600 in 2024, which is 0.341 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $109,400 to $113,600, a 3.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Palmview, TX is 76.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Palmview, TX have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Palmview, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$113,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,361

$3,783

Median Property Taxes

±$486

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 Palmview, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.2%

Homeownership

2024

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.2% of the housing units in Palmview, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Palmview, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,963

Median Household Income

± $12,140

4.97k

Number of Households

± 607

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.97k households in Palmview, TX declined from $43,963 from the previous year's value of $46,274.

The following chart displays the households in Palmview, TX 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Palmview, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.5%)
Worked At Home (9.65%)
Carpooled (6.33%)

In 2024, 81.5% of workers in Palmview, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.65%) and those who carpooled to work (6.33%).

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.

Commute Time

20.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Palmview, TX have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.09% of the workforce in Palmview, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Palmview, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palmview, TX (4.9k out of 15.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Palmview, TX is Hispanic, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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