COMPARING TWO PLACES
Palmer vs Fort Riley
PLACE A
Palmer, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Fort Riley, Kansas
Palmer is 93% smaller than Fort Riley. Palmer earns more, with a median household income $2,085 higher. Fort Riley has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs -18%).
PALMERFORT RILEYDIFFERENCE
Total population5848,606−93% vs Fort Riley
Population density1181,342−1,224
Population growth-18.0%18.9%−36.9 pts
Median age40.223.1+17.1
Male48.9%65.5%−16.6 pts
Female51.1%34.5%+16.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%49.9%+38.5 pts
Black1.7%19.5%−17.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%23.4%−23.4 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other9.9%2.7%+7.2 pts
Median household income$56,447$54,362+$2,085
Per capita income$16,724$28,521−$11,797
Poverty rate14.7%10.7%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3390.369−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%18.2%−10.8 pts
Graduate degree3.4%2.1%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%18.6%−9.9 pts
Labor force participation51.7%88.3%−36.6 pts
Median home value$78,900$222,100−$143,200
Median gross rent$583$1,234−$651
Owner-occupied86.1%1.8%+84.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%3.8%+8.1 pts
Rent-burdened households8.1%37.3%−29.2 pts
Average commute40.27.6+32.6
Worked from home3.5%4.4%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.4%2.6%+10.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024