Palmetto is home to 119 people in Louisiana. At a median age of 53.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 0%. The population has fallen 37% since 2000. 21.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Older
median age 53.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
49% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Palmetto
What changed most since 1990
Median age29.5 → 53.2(+23.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate51.3% → 21.7%(−29.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population241 → 119(−51%)US over the same years: +35%
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
Over time
Palmetto, decade by decade
Palmetto 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
241
$24,001
$57,122
3.0%
60.5
2000
188
$52,373
$47,910
4.3%
63.3
2010
164
$24,575
$45,603
5.2%
67.5
2020
92
$28,739
–
10.4%
71.3
2024
119
–
–
32.3%
62.9
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.
