Palmer is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,555 people and two associated neighborhoods, Palmer is the 592nd largest community in Texas.Unlike some towns, Palmer isn鈥檛 mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Palmer are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Palmer is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Palmer who work in office and administrative support (24.42%), management occupations (10.88%), and sales jobs (6.12%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.66% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Palmer, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.53 minutes every day commuting to work. Palmer is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Palmer rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.47% of adults 25 and older in Palmer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Palmer in 2022 was $29,376, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,504 for a family of four. However, Palmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Palmer is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Palmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Palmer also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.28% of the town鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Palmer include German, English, Czechoslovakian, Scottish, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Palmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.