Palmer, AK Demographics

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Palmer demographics overview

StatisticPalmerAlaskaNational
Population (2009 est.) 8,428 698,473 307,006,550
Population (2000) 4,578 626,932 281,421,906
Population growth 84.1% 11.4% 9.1%
Pct. speak English 89.9% 88.4% 87.9%
Pct. speak Spanish 3.2% 2.2% 7.4%
Pct. married 51.5% 58.4% 57.7%
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The Palmer population was 8,428 in 2009 compared to 4,578 in 2000. The Palmer, AK population has increased by 84.1% from 2000 to 2009.

In Palmer, 89.9% of the people speak English and 3.2% of people speak Spanish. In Palmer, 51.5% of people are married and 95.9% of residents were born in the US.

Palmer population breakdown by race

RacePalmerAlaskaNational
White79.38%72.64%70.38%
African American2.62%4.15%14.29%
American Indian8.52%10.12%0.76%
Asian0.44%4.69%4.52%
Native Hawaiian0.00%0.57%0.16%
Mixed race6.42%6.07%3.01%
Other race2.62%1.78%6.88%
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In Palmer, 3.8% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

Languages spoken

Urban vs. Rural population

Household income distribution

Source of income

Palmer age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Place of birth by citizenship

Place of birth for foreign born citizens

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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