Palmer, Illinois

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Palmer is a village in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 216 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Palmer has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the 2020 census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> there were 216 people, 119 households, and 94 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 100 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 95.83% White, and 4.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 119 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.78% were married couples living together, 11.76% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.01% were non-families. 16.81% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.29% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.42.

The village's age distribution consisted of 21.9% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $65,625, and the median income for a family was $75,625. Males had a median income of $37,188 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,719. About 3.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.