Moving to Palmer, Alaska

About Palmer, Alaska
Palmer

Palmer is a city in and the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States, located 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway in the Matanuska Valley. It is the ninth-largest city in Alaska, and forms part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 5,888, down from 5,937 in 2010.

Palmer hosts the annual Alaska State Fair, and is also the headquarters of the National Tsunami Warning Center.

Gender
Gender Palmer Alaska Country
Female 49.5% 47.8% 50.8%
Male 50.5% 52.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Palmer Alaska Country
Less than $10,000 5% 3.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6% 2.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.8% 6.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3% 6.7% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.6% 10.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.8% 18.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14.3% 14.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 14.5% 19.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 6.9% 9.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.1% 8.8% 8.3%
Education


Education Palmer Alaska Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 41% 28% 27.0%
Other College 24% 26% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Palmer Alaska Country
White 67.7% 59.7% 60.1%
African American 2.9% 3.1% 12.2%
American Indian 8.5% 14.1% 0.6%
Asian 1.1% 6.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 2.4% 1.4% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 10% 7.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 7% 7.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity