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Palmer, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Palmer is a Census city of 134 people across 0.42 square miles of land, in Pocahontas County. Median household income is $59,063, 88.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palmer
What Palmer is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.42 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land317 plus or minus 111
- County holding the largest share of its areaPocahontas 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
- Population134 plus or minus 47
- Median age52.9
- Population under 1814 plus or minus 18
- Share under 1810.4 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Population 65 and over44 plus or minus 19
- Share 65 and over32.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Households79 plus or minus 28
- Family households33 plus or minus 17
- Share of households that are families41.8 percent plus or minus 15.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Palmer
- Median household income$59,063
- Per capita income$42,588 plus or minus $14,131
- Civilian labor force63 plus or minus 27
- Employed62 plus or minus 27
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over107 plus or minus 38
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.2 percent plus or minus 39.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.5 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.9 percent plus or minus 9.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Palmer
- Housing units103 plus or minus 34
- Occupied units79 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate23.3 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Owner occupied70 plus or minus 25
- Renter occupied9 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate88.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$39,600 plus or minus $13,396
- Single family units96 plus or minus 33
- Share single family93.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more6.8 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1941
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Palmer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute60 plus or minus 27
- Commuting under 15 minutes27 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.0 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.7 percent plus or minus 34.1
- Drove alone83.9 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home3.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmer
SBA loans in Palmer (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$5,000,000
- Average approval$5,000,000
- Median approval$5,000,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported38
- Jobs per approval38.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palmer, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Palmer
- NFIP communityCity of Palmer
- NFIP community number190793
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Palmer participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190793 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.
Pocahontas County, not Palmer
Pocahontas County context, not Palmer figures
- Establishments in Pocahontas County200
- Covered employment, Pocahontas County2,644
- Average annual pay, Pocahontas County$52,766
- Housing units permitted, Pocahontas County5
Every figure in this section is published for Pocahontas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palmer.
All Pocahontas 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, Iowa?
134, in 79 households. Palmer city covers 0.42 square miles of land, which is 317 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?
Pocahontas 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?
$59,063. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $39,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Palmer businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $5.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $5,000,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palmer, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Palmer borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Palmer. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Palmer in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palmer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palmer, city of, community 190793, 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 Pocahontas 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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