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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Palmer is $25,866, which is lower than the state average of $33,460 and is about the same as the national average of $27,041. Palmer median household income is $44,732, which has grown by 27.08% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 34.34% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Palmer residents spend 21.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.2 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Palmer, MA	25,866 USD
Massachusetts	33,460 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palmer, MA	31,828 USD
Massachusetts	35,155 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palmer, MA	35,928 USD
Massachusetts	42,645 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palmer, MA	21,176 USD
Massachusetts	28,948 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Palmer, MA	44,732 USD
Massachusetts	64,496 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Palmer, MA	54,851 USD
Massachusetts	85,389 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Palmer, MA	27.08%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Palmer, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.25%	$7,912, see rank	30.28%	$15,957	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	41.47%	$13,531, see rank	27.06%	$14,646	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	4.93%	$5,737, see rank	2.55%	$4,316	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	19.81%	$12,701, see rank	16.61%	$21,285	17.40%	$20,838

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Palmer, MA	61,500 USD
Massachusetts	80,822 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Palmer, MA	72,747 USD
Massachusetts	102,263 USD
U.S.	81,537 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Palmer, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$45,566, see rank	$67,590	$54,535

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Palmer, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$21,250, see rank	$31,933	$26,365
25 to 44	$52,552, see rank	$73,081	$56,832
45 to 64	$61,333, see rank	$79,208	$63,121
65 or over	$21,220, see rank	$33,988	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Palmer, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,430, see rank	5,238,828	235,871,704
Male¹	1,520, 44.31%, see rank	47.89%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,026, 67.50%, see rank	72.81%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	24, 1.58%, see rank	0.22%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	1,002, 65.92%, see rank	72.59%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	927, 92.51%, see rank	92.66%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	75, 7.49%, see rank	7.34%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	494, 32.50%, see rank	27.19%	28.72%
Female¹	1,910, 55.69%, see rank	52.11%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,125, 58.90%, see rank	62.59%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	1,125, 58.90%, see rank	62.55%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,044, 92.80%, see rank	93.97%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	81, 7.20%, see rank	6.03%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	785, 41.10%, see rank	37.41%	40.90%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Palmer, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,964, 100%	3,204,544	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,652, 84.11%, see rank	72.72%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	177, 9.01%, see rank	8.35%	10.52%
Public Transportation	14, 0.71%, see rank	9.04%	4.95%
Walked	89, 4.53%, see rank	4.52%	2.86%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.51%	1.72%
Worked at Home	32, 1.63%, see rank	3.86%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Palmer, MA	21.8 minutes
Massachusetts	27.5 minutes
U.S.	25.2 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Palmer, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,971	3,292,019	141,303,145
Male¹	927, 47.03%, see rank	51.25%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	228, 24.60%, see rank	39.01%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	156, 16.83%, see rank	14.34%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	168, 18.12%, see rank	18.25%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	120, 12.94%, see rank	14.22%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	255, 27.51%, see rank	13.88%	18.26%
Female¹	1,044, 52.97%, see rank	48.75%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	420, 40.23%, see rank	45.27%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	225, 21.55%, see rank	18.40%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	285, 27.30%, see rank	31.26%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.49%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	114, 10.92%, see rank	4.46%	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Palmer, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,971, 100%	3,292,019	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14, 0.71%, see rank	0.38%	1.82%
Construction	70, 3.55%, see rank	6.19%	7.45%
Manufacturing	179, 9.08%, see rank	10.09%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	76, 3.86%, see rank	2.81%	3.20%
Retail Trade	277, 14.05%, see rank	10.81%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	137, 6.95%, see rank	3.81%	5.08%
Information	32, 1.62%, see rank	2.76%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	118, 5.99%, see rank	8.21%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	113, 5.73%, see rank	12.50%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	634, 32.17%, see rank	25.97%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	144, 7.31%, see rank	7.96%	8.77%
Public Administration	85, 4.31%, see rank	4.02%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	92, 4.67%, see rank	4.50%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Palmer, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	417	10.27%, see rank	10.08%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	75	7.06%, see rank	7.03%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical poverty level data.