Palmer, Alaska

Demographics

There are 1,472 households out of which 47.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% are married couples living together, 16.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% are non-families. 23.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.81 and the average family size is 3.29.

In the city the population is spread out with 33.6% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $45,571, and the median income for a family is $53,164. Males have a median income of $44,716 versus $25,221 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,203. 12.7% of the population and 6.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 12.6% of those under the age of 18 and 4.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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