Palmer, Texas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,053
Male Share of the Population	48.3%
Female Share of the Population	51.7%
Senior Citizens	12.9%
Employed Population 16+	907
Age of the Population	33

Families

% of people married	47.9%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	6%
Median Earnings25+	$33,015
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$30,804
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,368

Wealth

Median Family Income	$58,214
% Above Poverty Level	90.5%
% Below Poverty Level	9.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	31 minutes
% Working from Home	5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.8%
% Using Public Transportation	1.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	18.4%
Median Gross Rent	$886
Median House Value	$86,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	56%
Irish	12.3%
German	7.6%
English	6.2%
French Except Basque	2.3%
Welsh	2.1%
Dutch	2%
Danishn	2%
Scottish	1.6%
Arab	1.1%
Czech	0.7%
Italian	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
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Palmer Almanac

Category	Value
County	Ellis County
Standard Zip Codes	75152
Phone Area Codes	4,69,972
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	32.42
Approximate Longitude	-96.67

Palmer Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	FERRIS
Distance	5.9 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 56 F
Apr Temp	53 to 76 F
Jul Temp	72 to 96 F
Oct Temp	55 to 79 F
Annual Precip	38.6 inches

Station	WAXAHACHIE
Distance	10.7 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 57 F
Apr Temp	54 to 78 F
Jul Temp	73 to 96 F
Oct Temp	56 to 80 F
Annual Precip	38.8 inches

Station	DALLAS LOVE AP
Distance	30.9 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 55 F
Apr Temp	56 to 77 F
Jul Temp	77 to 96 F
Oct Temp	58 to 79 F
Annual Precip	37 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Ennis	19,196	$67,206
Ferris	2,612	$60,208
Glenn Heights	12,581	$71,535
Red Oak	12,366	$77,012

Palmer Public Schools

Palmer El
303 Dick St
ZIP: 75152
(972) 449-3132
Primary
Total Enrollment 397

Palmer H S
422 W Jefferson
ZIP: 75152
(972) 449-3487
High
Total Enrollment 316

Palmer Middle
118 F M 813
ZIP: 75152
(972) 449-3319
Middle
Total Enrollment 432

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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