Palmer, AK

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0258660, place: Palmer city, Alaska)

Total Population: 4,533
Male: 2,245 (49.53%)
Female: 2,288 (50.47%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 386 (8.52%)
5 to 9 years: 403 (8.89%)
10 to 14 years: 438 (9.66%)
15 to 19 years: 488 (10.77%)
20 to 24 years: 343 (7.57%)
25 to 34 years: 632 (13.94%)
35 to 44 years: 670 (14.78%)
45 to 54 years: 533 (11.76%)
55 to 59 years: 147 (3.24%)
60 to 64 years: 81 (1.79%)
65 to 74 years: 194 (4.28%)
75 to 84 years: 155 (3.42%)
85 years and over: 63 (1.39%)

Median age: 28.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,008 (66.36%)
21 years and over: 2,723 (60.07%)
62 years and over: 463 (10.21%)
65 years and over: 412 (9.09%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,008 (66.36%)
--Male: 1,454 (32.08%)
--Female: 1,554 (34.28%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 412 (9.09%)
--Male: 159 (3.51%)
--Female: 253 (5.58%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 4,248 (93.71%)
--White: 3,595 (79.31%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 159 (3.51%)
--Black or African American: 93 (2.05%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 371 (8.18%)
--Asian: 48 (1.06%)
----Asian Indian: 3 (0.07%)
----Chinese: 2 (0.04%)
----Filipino: 32 (0.71%)
----Japanese: 5 (0.11%)
----Korean: 2 (0.04%)
----Vietnamese: 1 (0.02%)
----Other Asian: 3 (0.07%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 15 (0.33%)
----Native Hawaiian: 9 (0.2%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 4 (0.09%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.04%)
--Some other race: 52 (1.15%)
Two or more Races: 285 (6.29%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 159 (3.51%)
--Mexican: 89 (1.96%)
--Puerto Rican: 10 (0.22%)
--Cuban: 3 (0.07%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 57 (1.26%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 4,374 (96.49%)
--White Alone: 3,595 (79.31%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 4,142 (91.37%)
--Householder: 1,472 (32.47%)
--Spouse: 741 (16.35%)
--Child: 1,576 (34.77%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,381 (30.47%)
--Other relatives: 111 (2.45%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 38 (0.84%)
--Nonrelatives: 242 (5.34%)
----Unmarried partner: 101 (2.23%)
Living in group quarters: 391 (8.63%)
--Institutionalized Population: 192 (4.24%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 199 (4.39%)
Total households: 1,472
Family households (families): 1,058 (71.88%)
----With own children under 18 years: 698 (47.42%)
--Married-couple families: 741 (50.34%)
----With own children under 18 years: 454 (30.84%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 244 (16.58%)
----With own children under 18 years: 185 (12.57%)
Nonfamily households: 414 (28.13%)
--Householder living alone: 339 (23.03%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 110 (7.47%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 732 (49.73%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 253 (17.19%)
Average household size: 2.81 people
Average family size: 3.29 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 1,555
Occupied housing units: 1,472 (94.66%)
Vacant housing units: 83 (5.34%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 5 (0.32%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.3%
Occupied housing units: 1,472 (94.66%)
Owner occupied housing units: 949 (61.03%)
Renter occupied housing units: 523 (33.63%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 3.01 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.45 people

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