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Palmer, MI map Population (year 2000): 449
Males: 222  (49.4%)
Females: 227  (50.6%)

Marquette County

Median resident age:  43.9 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49871.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,900 (it was $29,063 in 2000)
Palmer  $28,900
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $49,600 (it was $38,200 in 2000)
Palmer  $49,600
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Palmer:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • American Indian (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)

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Ancestries: French (13.1%), English (10.5%), German (9.8%), Swedish (9.6%), Italian (8.0%), Irish (7.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1298 feet

Land area: 0.59 square miles.

Population density: 761 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Palmer

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Palmer CDP

  • Never married: 27.5%
  • Now married: 47.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Palmer, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Palmer to the number of sex offenders is 449 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Palmer:  1.1% ($429)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (136.4 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (235.7 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (318.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Negaunee, MI (4.4 miles ), Ishpeming, MI (6.5 miles ), West Ishpeming, MI (9.0 miles ), Trowbridge Park, MI (13.3 miles ), Marquette, MI (14.9 miles ), Gwinn, MI (15.1 miles ), K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI (16.7 miles ), Harvey, MI (16.8 miles ).

Latitude: 46.44 N, Longitude: 87.59 W


35 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
9 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 906

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Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (42%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Palmer:
  • BELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • MARQUETTE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MARQUETTE, MI)
  • DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Palmer:
  • SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 16 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; ID: SAW)
  • FORD (about 56 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; ID: IMT)
  • DELTA COUNTY (about 61 miles; ESCANABA, MI; ID: ESC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palmer:
  • EDWARD F JOHNSON (about 16 miles; ISHPEMING, MI; ID: M61)
  • BONNIE FIELD (about 36 miles; ROCK, MI; ID: 6Y4)
  • W GLADSTONE (about 53 miles; GLADSTONE, MI; ID: 9C9)

Amtrak station near Palmer:
  • 16 miles: MARQUETTE (MARQUETTE CTA, 145 W. SPRING ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Palmer:
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 135 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 140 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 140 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 156 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 178 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
Library in Palmer:
  • RICHMOND TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income: $36,069; Location: SMITH STREET; 8,953 books; 31 audio materials; 387 video materials; 53 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  61.6%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  13.5%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Palmer compared to Michigan state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Palmer (2007 data):
  • Range Bank, National Association: Palmer Branch at M-35, branch established on 1962-05-23. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $207.8 mil, Deposits: $180.9 mil, headquarters in Negaunee, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Range Financial Corporation



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5.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.36%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($323 average AGI)
Marquette County:  0.10%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Houghton County, MI  0.31% ($23,573 average AGI)
from Delta County, MI  0.20% ($28,896)
from Alger County, MI  0.18% ($20,262)


5.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($242 average AGI)
Marquette County:  0.08%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Delta County, MI  0.21% ($37,700 average AGI)
to Houghton County, MI  0.20% ($31,936)
to Alger County, MI  0.18% ($39,256)


Strongest AM radio stations in Palmer:
  • WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • WDMJ (1320 AM; 5 kW; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WIAN (1240 AM; 1 kW; ISHPEMING, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Palmer:
  • WKQS-FM (101.9 FM; NEGAUNEE, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES RADIO, INC.)
  • WMQT-FM (107.7 FM; ISHPEMING, MI; Owner: TACONITE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNGE (99.5 FM; NEGAUNEE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W260AG (99.9 FM; ISHPEMING, MI; Owner: FAMILY EDUC. BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFXD (103.3 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES RADIO, INC.)
  • WJPD (92.3 FM; ISHPEMING, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WUPK (94.1 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WHWL (95.7 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
  • WNMU-FM (90.1 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WYKX (104.7 FM; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUPX (91.5 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Palmer:
  • WNMU (Channel 13; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: BD. OF CONTROL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WMQF (Channel 19; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: MARQUETTE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLUC-TV (Channel 6; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: WLUC LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)

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