COMPARING TWO PLACES
Palmer vs Junction City
PLACE A
Palmer, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Junction City, Oregon
Palmer is 92% smaller than Junction City. Junction City earns more, with a median household income $29,148 higher. Junction City has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs -18%).
PALMERJUNCTION CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population5847,224−92% vs Junction City
Population density1182,184−2,065
Population growth-18.0%25.9%−43.9 pts
Median age40.240.6−0.4
Male48.9%51.2%−2.3 pts
Female51.1%48.8%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%84.3%+4.1 pts
Black1.7%0.3%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other9.9%7.0%+2.9 pts
Median household income$56,447$85,595−$29,148
Per capita income$16,724$38,699−$21,975
Poverty rate14.7%9.5%+5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3390.362−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%19.3%−11.9 pts
Graduate degree3.4%8.8%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%5.3%+3.5 pts
Labor force participation51.7%71.6%−19.9 pts
Median home value$78,900$421,900−$343,000
Median gross rent$583$1,316−$733
Owner-occupied86.1%59.3%+26.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%2.2%+9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households8.1%30.6%−22.5 pts
Average commute40.220.9+19.2
Worked from home3.5%8.0%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.4%2.0%+11.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025