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Palmer, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Palmer is a Census village of 403 people across 0.53 square miles of land, in Merrick County. Median household income is $62,578, 80.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $130,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palmer
What Palmer is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land755 plus or minus 167
- County holding the largest share of its areaMerrick 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
- Population403 plus or minus 89
- Median age43.4
- Population under 1890 plus or minus 31
- Share under 1822.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over77 plus or minus 28
- Share 65 and over19.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Households177 plus or minus 50
- Family households111 plus or minus 32
- Share of households that are families62.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmer
Income and work in Palmer
- Median household income$62,578
- Per capita income$33,701
- Civilian labor force241 plus or minus 62
- Employed241 plus or minus 62
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over286 plus or minus 60
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent plus or minus 28.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.0 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Palmer
- Housing units187 plus or minus 51
- Occupied units177 plus or minus 50
- Vacant units10 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied143 plus or minus 46
- Renter occupied34 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate80.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$123,900 plus or minus $29,740
- Median gross rent, monthly$875 plus or minus $331
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units182 plus or minus 50
- Share single family97.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1946
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 commute232 plus or minus 62
- Commuting under 15 minutes78 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more114 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.1 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Drove alone79.1 percent
- Carpooled14.1 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home0.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
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$130,000
- Average approval$130,000
- Median approval$130,000
- Largest approval$130,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- 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 franchises100.0 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.
Palmer
Flood risk in Palmer
- NFIP communityVillage of Palmer
- NFIP community number310307
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/10
The Village of Palmer does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310307 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.
Merrick County, not Palmer
Merrick County context, not Palmer figures
- Establishments in Merrick County249
- Covered employment, Merrick County2,451
- Average annual pay, Merrick County$57,455
- Housing units permitted, Merrick County44
Every figure in this section is published for Merrick County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palmer.
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, Nebraska?
403, in 177 households. Palmer village covers 0.53 square miles of land, which is 755 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?
Merrick 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?
$62,578. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,900. Median gross rent is $875 per month. 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 $130,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $130,000. 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?
No, it is listed but not participating. Palmer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palmer, village of, community 310307, 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 Merrick 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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