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Palmer, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	3,900	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	palmer

Palmer, Massachusetts Population

	Palmer, Massachusetts	%, Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
Male	1,875	48.08%	49.06%
Female	2,025	51.92%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.4		35.3

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	Palmer, Massachusetts	%, Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	3,028	77.64%	74.31%
21 years and over	2,915	74.74%	69.97%
62 years and over	848	21.74%	14.66%
65 years and over	748	19.18%	12.43%

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	Palmer, Massachusetts	%, Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
White	3,718	95.33%	75.14%
Black or African American	56	1.44%	12.32%
Asian	40	1.03%	3.64%
Some other race	31	0.79%	5.46%
Two or more races	55	1.41%	2.43%

Palmer, Massachusetts Housing

	Palmer, Massachusetts	%, Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	1,778		105,480,101
Family households (families)	970	54.56%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	808	45.44%	31.94%

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	Palmer, Massachusetts	%, Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	1,871		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	96	5.13%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	1,778	95.03%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	882	47.14%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	896	47.89%	30.77%

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	Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	0	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	236	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	410	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	54	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	0	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	20	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	113,000	119,600

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	Palmer, Massachusetts	%, Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	275	15.47%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	583	32.79%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	312	17.55%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	257	14.45%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	150	8.44%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	199	11.19%	9.65%

Palmer, Massachusetts Education

	Palmer, Massachusetts	%, Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	898		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	47	5.23%	6.47%
Kindergarten	32	3.56%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	382	42.54%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	293	32.63%	21.38%
College or graduate school	144	16.04%	22.81%

Palmer, Massachusetts Economy

	Palmer, Massachusetts	%, Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	3,139		217,168,077
In labor force	1,999	63.68%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	1,991	63.43%	63.39%
- - Employed	1,910	60.85%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	81	2.58%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	8	0.25%	0.53%
Not in labor force	1,140	36.32%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	1,745	55.59%	51.66%
In labor force	985	31.38%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	985	31.38%	29.65%
- - Employed	910	28.99%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	243	7.74%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	159		12,787,501

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	Palmer, Massachusetts	%, Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	1,769		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	240	13.57%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	167	9.44%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	248	14.02%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	222	12.55%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	352	19.9%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	403	22.78%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	58	3.28%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	79	4.47%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	0		2.2%
$200,000 or more	0		2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,199		41,994

	Palmer, Massachusetts	%, Palmer, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	1,295	41.26%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,787		56,604
With Social Security income	597	19.02%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,703		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	94	2.99%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,635		6,320
With public assistance income	102	3.25%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,816		3,032
With retirement income	365	11.63%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	11,816		17,376

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