Palmer is a city of 309 people in Michigan. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The typical home is worth $83,900, having more than doubled since 2000. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. The population has fallen 31% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,833, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% 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 2000
Population449 → 309(−31%)US over the same years: +19%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$67,583 → $83,900(+24%)US over the same years: +71%
Poverty rate13.5% → 5.2%(−8.3 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 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)10.3%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.9%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.2%(16)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 29 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
2000
449
$52,943
$67,583
8.3%
8.6
2010
418
$49,750
$79,697
10.8%
8.2
2020
378
$67,042
$78,783
7.7%
13.4
2024
309
$65,833
$83,900
17.4%
12.3
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.
