Palmer, KS Population

Overview

170

Total Population

39.5

Median age

51.76%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

102.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

45

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Palmer's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Palmer is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palmer's population under 18 was 30.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palmer's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palmer, 29.41% were under the age of 15, 10.59% aged 15 to 29, 38.82% aged 30 to 64, 20.59% aged 65 to 84, and 0.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6 more females than males in Palmer:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.76% females and 48.24% males in Palmer, KS.
The Palmer, KS gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 18.

Palmer's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Palmer population: 94.71% are White, 3.53% are some other race and 1.76% are multiracial.
Palmer's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 45 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 125 (73.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palmer is White with a population of 161 (94.71% of the total population).

Palmer's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 126 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Palmer's population increased by 5 (4.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palmer's population increased by 15 (13.51%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Palmer's population was lowest in year 2009 at 94.