Palmer, NE Population

Overview

385

Total Population

42.4

Median age

54.81%

Female population %

82.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

47.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

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 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palmer's population under 18 was 17.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palmer's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palmer, 15.58% were under the age of 15, 12.47% aged 15 to 29, 55.32% aged 30 to 64, 14.55% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 more females than males in Palmer:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.81% females and 45.19% males in Palmer, NE.
The Palmer, NE gender ratio is 82.5:100 i.e. 82.5 men to 100 women (0.825).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 34.

Palmer's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Palmer population: 96.10% are White, 1.04% are Asian and 2.86% are multiracial.
Palmer's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 379 (98.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palmer is White with a population of 37 (96.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 476 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Palmer's population increased by 2 (0.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palmer's population decreased by 31 (6.58%), 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 2008 at 424.