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People QuickFacts | Palmer | Alaska
Population, 2013 estimate | 6,461 | 735,132
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 5,937 | 710,231
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 8.8% | 3.5%
Population, 2010 | 5,937 | 710,231
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.0% | 7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 29.3% | 26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 9.6% | 7.7%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.5% | 48.0%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 79.1% | 66.7%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.8% | 3.3%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 9.2% | 14.8%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.1% | 5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 1.0%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 7.6% | 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.6% | 5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 76.4% | 64.1%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 77.6% | 80.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 1.8% | 7.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 5.8% | 16.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 91.5% | 91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 22.1% | 27.5%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 621 | 71,004
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 28.6 | 18.8
Housing units, 2010 | 2,281 | 306,967
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 59.5% | 63.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 28.4% | 24.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $178,600 | $241,800
Households, 2009-2013 | 2,133 | 251,899
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.73 | 2.75
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $25,352 | $32,651
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $59,966 | $70,760
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 11.0% | 9.9%
Business QuickFacts | Palmer | Alaska
Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,783 | 68,728
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.5%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 4.9% | 10.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.9% | S
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.6% | 25.9%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 0 | 8,204,030
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 44,129 | 4,563,605
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 140,302 | 9,303,387
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $18,057 | $13,635
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 17,428 | 1,851,293
Geography QuickFacts | Palmer | Alaska
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 5.15 | 570,640.95
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 1,152.1 | 1.2
FIPS Code | 58660 | 2
Counties | Matanuska-Susitna Borough
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts