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Palm Valley, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Palm Valley is a Census city of 2,155 people across 0.60 square miles of land, in Cameron County. Median household income is $99,438, 80.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palm Valley
What Palm Valley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.6 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,607 plus or minus 746
- County holding the largest share of its areaCameron 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.
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How many people live in Palm Valley
- Population2,155 plus or minus 446
- Median age39.5
- Population under 18564 plus or minus 150
- Share under 1826.2 percent
- Population 65 and over489 plus or minus 117
- Share 65 and over22.7 percent
- Households781
- Family households562
- Share of households that are families72.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Palm Valley
- Median household income$99,438
- Per capita income$52,509 plus or minus $11,877
- Civilian labor force1,065 plus or minus 224
- Employed1,020 plus or minus 223
- Unemployed45 plus or minus 33
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over1,484
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.1 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Palm Valley
- Housing units851
- Occupied units781
- Vacant units70 plus or minus 47
- Vacancy rate8.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied629
- Renter occupied152 plus or minus 71
- Ownership rate80.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$275,000 plus or minus $56,043
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,340 plus or minus $346
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units809
- Share single family95.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more42 plus or minus 34
- Share in buildings of two or more4.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Palm Valley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute856 plus or minus 228
- Commuting under 15 minutes217 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more309 plus or minus 118
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.1 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Drove alone72.0 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Carpooled14.7 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home13.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Palm Valley
- NFIP communityCity of Palm Valley
- NFIP community number481580
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Palm Valley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481580 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.
Cameron County, not Palm Valley
Cameron County context, not Palm Valley figures
- Establishments in Cameron County6,732
- Covered employment, Cameron County156,619
- Average annual pay, Cameron County$44,590
- Housing units permitted, Cameron County2,347
Every figure in this section is published for Cameron County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palm Valley.
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
Palm Valley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palm Valley, Texas?
2,155, in 781 households. Palm Valley city covers 0.60 square miles of land, which is 3,607 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palm Valley in?
Cameron 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 Palm Valley?
$99,438. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $275,000. Median gross rent is $1,340 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Palm Valley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palm Valley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palm Valley, city of, community 481580, 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 Palm Valley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cameron 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 Palm Valley.
Is zoning published for Palm Valley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.