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Palmer, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Palmer is a Census village of 241 people across 0.99 square miles of land, in Christian County. Median household income is $49,500, 88.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palmer
What Palmer is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.99 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land242 plus or minus 78
- County holding the largest share of its areaChristian County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmer
How many people live in Palmer
- Population241 plus or minus 78
- Median age53.3 plus or minus 13.2
- Population under 1840 plus or minus 22
- Share under 1816.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over75 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over31.1 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Households112 plus or minus 43
- Family households83 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families74.1 percent plus or minus 20.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmer
Income and work in Palmer
- Median household income$49,500 plus or minus $18,215
- Per capita income$27,010 plus or minus $7,934
- Civilian labor force101 plus or minus 47
- Employed100 plus or minus 46
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over189 plus or minus 65
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.5 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmer
Housing in Palmer
- Housing units127 plus or minus 44
- Occupied units112 plus or minus 43
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate11.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Owner occupied99 plus or minus 40
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate88.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$82,900 plus or minus $23,249
- Median gross rent, monthly$740 plus or minus $319
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Single family units114 plus or minus 40
- Share single family89.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmer
How Palmer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute94 plus or minus 46
- Commuting under 15 minutes32 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.0 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more38 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.4 percent plus or minus 28.1
- Drove alone94.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmer
Flood risk in Palmer
- NFIP communityVillage of Palmer
- NFIP community number170964
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/11
The Village of Palmer does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170964 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Christian County, not Palmer
Christian County context, not Palmer figures
- Establishments in Christian County709
- Covered employment, Christian County9,353
- Average annual pay, Christian County$51,042
- Housing units permitted, Christian County63
Every figure in this section is published for Christian County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palmer.
All Christian County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Palmer questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palmer, Illinois?
241, in 112 households. Palmer village covers 0.99 square miles of land, which is 242 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palmer in?
Christian County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Palmer?
$49,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $82,900. Median gross rent is $740 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Palmer in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Palmer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palmer, village of, community 170964, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Palmer figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Christian County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Palmer.
Is zoning published for Palmer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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