Palmer texas real estate
Palmer
The City of
Palmer is located 28 miles south of Dallas in Ellis County, Texas.
Palmer has a population of around 1,700 citizens. The area is known
for there strong agricultural history, as Palmer has been thriving
as farming and ranching community for many generations.
There is much to
do in downtown Palmer. The main community consists of four food
stores, four restaurants and several locally owned businesses, which
includes an area golf course. There are many parks in the area as
well and Dallas is not too far away, where there is plenty to do and
see.
Palmer offers a
strong religious community with a wide variety of church
denominations. Palmer is also proud to offer an excellent array of
educational programs and support within the Palmer Independent
School District. The Palmer ISD includes Palmer Elementary, Middle,
Intermediate and High Schools.
Elementary
Palmer Elementary School
(972) 449-3132
303 Dick St
Palmer, TX
Middle
Palmer Middle School
(972) 449-3832
119 Fm 813 W
Palmer, TX
High
Palmer High School
(972) 449-3487
422 W Jefferson St
Palmer, TX
Palmer, Texas Demographic
Information
Zip Code: 75152
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Neighborhood type |
Suburban |
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Population |
3,433 |
3,452,059 |
22,118,509 |
290,809,777 |
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Pop. density |
77.6 |
1,859.9 |
79.6 |
79.6 |
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Percent male |
50.3% |
49.8% |
49.6% |
49.1% |
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Percent female |
49.7% |
50.2% |
50.4% |
50.9% |
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Median age |
32.8 |
33.6 |
34.0 |
36.5 |
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People per
household |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
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Median household
income |
$48,220 |
$47,214 |
$39,927 |
$41,994 |
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Average income
per capita |
$18,135 |
$23,352 |
$19,617 |
$21,587 |
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Violent crime
risk index |
2.0 |
4.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
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Property crime
risk index |
3.0 |
4.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
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Median home
value |
$92,401 |
$128,100 |
$94,300 |
$170,800 |
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Median age of
homes |
32.8 |
16.6 |
23.4 |
27.8 |
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Home
appreciation |
2.0% |
2.0% |
2.3% |
7.7% |
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Homes - owned |
77.8% |
59.7% |
57.8% |
63.4% |
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Homes - rented |
17.7% |
29.6% |
32.8% |
21.7% |
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Homes - vacant |
4.5% |
10.7% |
9.4% |
14.8% |
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Commuting by bus |
0.0% |
2.6% |
1.9% |
2.0% |
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Commuting by
carpool |
14.1% |
15.4% |
14.5% |
14.6% |
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Commuting by
auto |
81.0% |
75.7% |
77.8% |
71.6% |
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Working at home
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3.4% |
2.6% |
2.8% |
5.6% |
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Currently
married |
67.5% |
56.1% |
56.5% |
58.3% |
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Never married |
18.0% |
24.5% |
25.6% |
23.8% |
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Divorced |
6.2% |
9.7% |
9.8% |
7.7% |
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Widowed |
6.1% |
5.7% |
5.7% |
7.4% |
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Separated |
2.3% |
4.0% |
2.5% |
2.8% |
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Married - w/
children |
41.2% |
30.2% |
38.1% |
28.5% |
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Married - no
children |
30.3% |
27.3% |
37.9% |
31.3% |
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Single - w/
children |
8.0% |
10.9% |
13.8% |
9.3% |
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Single - no
children |
20.5% |
31.6% |
10.2% |
30.7% |
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High school graduates |
73.8% |
79.3% |
75.7% |
80.4% |
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College degree - 2 year |
5.4% |
7.7% |
5.2% |
8.2% |
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College degree - 4 year |
9.6% |
24.9% |
15.6% |
14.9% |
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Graduate degree |
2.6% |
10.2% |
7.6% |
7.0% |
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Expenditures per student |
$4,414 |
$5,049 |
$6,218 |
$5,896 |
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Students per teacher |
14.4 |
15.7 |
12.4 |
16.0 |
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Students per librarian |
n/a |
910 |
995 |
934 |
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Students per guidance counselor |
375 |
910 |
995 |
560 |
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Unemployment rate |
6.1% |
6.2% |
6.0% |
5.7% |
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Recent job growth |
1.4% |
1.4% |
0.9% |
1.4% |
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Future job growth |
21.0% |
1.4% |
0.9% |
10.5% |
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Sales tax |
8.25% |
8.23% |
7.77% |
5.63% |
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Income tax |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
5.02% |
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Cost of living index |
82.0 |
91.2 |
80.0 |
100.0 |
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Air quality |
36 |
19 |
63 |
48 |
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Watershed quality |
73 |
82 |
71 |
54 |
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Physicians per capita |
79.6 |
189.2 |
81.7 |
168.5 |
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Health cost index |
93.6 |
107.6 |
96.1 |
100.0 |
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Superfund site index |
100 |
54 |
93 |
71 |
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UV index |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
4.3 |
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Altitude |
535 |
549 |
1,371 |
1,058 |
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Rainfall (inches annually) |
38.7 |
40.1 |
31.3 |
38.8 |
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Snowfall (inches annually) |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
24.4 |
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January avg. low temp |
33.8 |
33.9 |
33.0 |
21.6 |
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July avg. high temp |
95.5 |
94.9 |
94.6 |
86.4 |
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Days of precipitation annually |
79 |
79 |
77 |
112 |
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Days mostly sunny annually |
232 |
232 |
235 |
205 |
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Comfort index (during hot weather) |
24 |
25 |
27 |
44 |
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