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Palmer, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Palmer is a Census CDP of 1,435 people across 1.12 square miles of land, in Cameron County. Median household income is $18,675, 72.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palmer
What Palmer is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.12 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,277 plus or minus 637
- 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.
Palmer
How many people live in Palmer
- Population1,435 plus or minus 716
- Median age18.5 plus or minus 5.6
- Population under 18679 plus or minus 339
- Share under 1847.3 percent
- Population 65 and over69 plus or minus 74
- Share 65 and over4.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households335 plus or minus 156
- Family households291 plus or minus 146
- Share of households that are families86.9 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$18,675 plus or minus $16,355
- Per capita income$6,862 plus or minus $3,684
- Civilian labor force466 plus or minus 313
- Employed466 plus or minus 313
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over636 plus or minus 324
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher42.5 percent plus or minus 35.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmer
Housing in Palmer
- Housing units380 plus or minus 161
- Occupied units335 plus or minus 156
- Vacant units45 plus or minus 69
- Vacancy rate11.8 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Owner occupied243 plus or minus 144
- Renter occupied92 plus or minus 95
- Ownership rate72.5 percent plus or minus 26.6
- Single family units196 plus or minus 129
- Share single family51.6 percent plus or minus 25.9
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes184 plus or minus 133
- Median year structure built1995
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 commute466 plus or minus 313
- Commuting under 15 minutes0
- Share commuting under 15 minutes0.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more123 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.4 percent plus or minus 24.6
- Drove alone100.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cameron County, not Palmer
Cameron County context, not Palmer 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 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, Texas?
1,435, in 335 households. Palmer CDP covers 1.12 square miles of land, which is 1,277 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?
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 Palmer?
$18,675. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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 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 Palmer.
Is zoning published for Palmer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.