Palmer is home to 241 people in Illinois. The median age is 53.3, about 14 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $82,900, having risen by half since 2000. Households here earn about 41% less than in Illinois as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Palmer
What changed most since 1990
Median age40.2 → 53.3(+13.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree4.0% → 8.5%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.3%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era71.4%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Palmer, decade by decade
Palmer population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
262
$53,001
$76,322
4.0%
0.0
2000
248
$65,124
$85,071
2.7%
8.7
2010
229
$56,562
$95,377
2.6%
2.2
2020
216
$79,540
$74,298
11.5%
10.2
2024
241
$49,500
$82,900
8.5%
1.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
