Overall, Palmer’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
One downside of living in Palmer, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.53 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Palmer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Palmer rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.47% of adults 25 and older in Palmer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Palmer in 2022 was $29,376, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,504 for a family of four. However, Palmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Palmer is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Palmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Palmer also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.28% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Palmer include German, English, Czechoslovakian, Scottish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Palmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
