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Palmer, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Palmer is a Census town of 818 people across 4.93 square miles of land, in Grundy County. Median household income is $56,447, 86.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palmer
What Palmer is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.93 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land166 plus or minus 55
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrundy 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
- Population818 plus or minus 272
- Median age40.2 plus or minus 18.9
- Population under 18245 plus or minus 104
- Share under 1830.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over94 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over11.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Households266 plus or minus 69
- Family households199 plus or minus 62
- Share of households that are families74.8 percent
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$56,447
- Per capita income$16,724 plus or minus $3,627
- Civilian labor force309 plus or minus 117
- Employed282 plus or minus 110
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over529 plus or minus 159
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.1 percent plus or minus 31.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Palmer
- Housing units302 plus or minus 71
- Occupied units266 plus or minus 69
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate11.9 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Owner occupied229 plus or minus 62
- Renter occupied37 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate86.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$78,900 plus or minus $20,465
- Median gross rent, monthly$583 plus or minus $138
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Single family units191 plus or minus 59
- Share single family63.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes111 plus or minus 44
- Median year structure built1984
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 commute272 plus or minus 104
- Commuting under 15 minutes45 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.5 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more196 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more72.1 percent plus or minus 38.4
- Drove alone86.9 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home3.5 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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Flood risk in Palmer
- NFIP communityTown of Palmer
- NFIP community number470445
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Palmer participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470445 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.
Grundy County, not Palmer
Grundy County context, not Palmer figures
- Establishments in Grundy County162
- Covered employment, Grundy County2,070
- Average annual pay, Grundy County$39,399
- Housing units permitted, Grundy County16
Every figure in this section is published for Grundy 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.
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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, Tennessee?
818, in 266 households. Palmer town covers 4.93 square miles of land, which is 166 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?
Grundy 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?
$56,447. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $78,900. Median gross rent is $583 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?
Yes. Palmer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palmer, town of, community 470445, 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 Grundy 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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