Moving to Palmer, Alaska
About Palmer, Alaska

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
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
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
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
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
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Education
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
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% |
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