Palmer is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,555 people and two associated neighborhoods, Palmer is the 592nd largest community in Texas.Palmer is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Palmer is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Palmer who work in office and administrative support (24.42%), management occupations (10.88%), and sales jobs (6.12%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.66% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Palmer, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Palmer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Palmer rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.47% of adults 25 and older in Palmer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Palmer in 2022 was $29,376, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,504 for a family of four. However, Palmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Palmer is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Palmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Palmer also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.28% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Palmer include German, English, Czechoslovakian, Scottish, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Palmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
