City in Hampden County, Massachusetts · 31.6 sq mi · 391 people per sq mi
About 12,000 people live in Palmer Town. The typical household earns $78,480, and the median resident is 47.8 years old.
2026 projection
From 12,418 in 2020
Poverty rate 8.3%
Men 51.3 · Women 44.4
1880–2026
12,352
2026 projection
0.5% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1880–2026
12,352
2026 projection
0.5% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 12,352 | -15 | 0.12% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,367 | +6 | 0.05% |
| 2024 | 12,361 | +31 | 0.25% |
| 2023 | 12,330 | -1 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | 12,331 | -42 | 0.34% |
| 2021 | 12,373 | -45 | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 12,418 | +192 | 1.57% |
| 2019 | 12,226 | -63 | 0.51% |
| 2018 | 12,289 | +46 | 0.38% |
| 2017 | 12,243 | -2 | 0.02% |
Showing 10 of 30 years.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 124 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 12 residents
40% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 40% | 41% | 38% |
| Never married | 34% | 37% | 31% |
| Divorced | 18% | 16% | 20% |
| Widowed | 7% | 4% | 9% |
| Separated | 2% | 1% | 2% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau