Palmer Town, MA Population

Overview

12,434

Total Population

46.8

Median age

49.03%

Female population %

103.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

49.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

994

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Palmer Town is 46.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palmer Town's population under 18 was 18.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palmer Town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palmer Town, 14.52% were under the age of 15, 18.63% aged 15 to 29, 48.29% aged 30 to 64, 16.41% aged 65 to 84, and 2.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 240 less females than males in Palmer Town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.03% females and 50.97% males in Palmer Town, MA.
The Palmer Town, MA gender ratio is 103.9:100 i.e. 103.9 men to 100 women (1.039).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 898.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 668.

Palmer Town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Palmer Town population: 86.60% are White, 2.65% are Black or African American, 1.70% are Asian, 2.86% are some other race and 6.18% are multiracial.
Palmer Town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 994 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,44 (92.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palmer Town is White with a population of 10,768 (86.60% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,866 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Palmer Town's population decreased by 391 (3.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palmer Town's population increased by 277 (2.28%), 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 Town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 12,145.