COMPARING TWO PLACES
Palmer vs Spencer
PLACE A
Palmer, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Spencer, Oklahoma
Palmer is 85% smaller than Spencer. Spencer earns more, with a median household income $3,414 higher. Spencer has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -18%).
PALMERSPENCERDIFFERENCE
Total population5843,857−85% vs Spencer
Population density118717−598
Population growth-18.0%1.7%−19.7 pts
Median age40.244.2−4.0
Male48.9%45.6%+3.3 pts
Female51.1%54.4%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%29.0%+59.4 pts
Black1.7%44.5%−42.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%16.2%−16.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other9.9%9.1%+0.8 pts
Median household income$56,447$59,861−$3,414
Per capita income$16,724$29,379−$12,655
Poverty rate14.7%15.1%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3390.379−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%26.0%−18.6 pts
Graduate degree3.4%9.5%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%8.7%Even
Labor force participation51.7%61.8%−10.2 pts
Median home value$78,900$157,000−$78,100
Median gross rent$583$940−$357
Owner-occupied86.1%63.3%+22.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%9.4%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households8.1%21.3%−13.2 pts
Average commute40.225.8+14.4
Worked from home3.5%16.1%−12.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.4%7.8%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025