Socio demographic

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Socio-demographic Standard Report for Palmer Population, by Race/Hispanic Ethnicity and Gender Population by Age and Race Socioeconomic Data Notes on Population dataPopulation data are present in this report as Counts and Percentages. These data are Census counts for 2010 and 2000 or sample data for 2000 or 1990. Any population data that have more detail than geography, age, sex and or Race/Hispanic ethnicity are from the selected sample data for 2000 from the U.S. Census Bureau Summary File 3 (SF3). Total Population, by race and gender: PalmerCopyright &copy2013 Massachusetts Department of Public Health - All Rights Reserved, Printed: 6/4/2013, 12:03:26

2010 Area PopulationEstimate2010 Area Percent2010 State Percent2000 Area PopulationEstimate2000 Area Percent2000 State PercentTotal population12,140

12,054

Male6,04249.848.46,04948.348.2Female6,09850.251.66,46851.751.8White Non-Hispanic11,60095.678.412,16797.283.2Male5,77349.848.35,87848.348.0Female5,82750.251.76,29051.752.0Black Non-Hispanic1221.06.3920.75.7Male6351.648.34448.348.1Female5948.451.74751.751.9Asian Pacific Islander1070.95.5710.64.0Male4945.847.83245.749.2Female5854.252.23854.350.8American Indian200.20.2310.20.2Male945.050.31550.249.3Female1155.049.71549.850.7Hispanic2912.49.61561.26.8Male14850.949.17950.649.4Female14349.150.97749.450.6Caution should be used when evaluating data based on fewer than 30 persons See Notes on Population Data 1990 Modified Age, Race and Sex (MARS) file, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Population by Age and Race/Hispanic Ethnicity:PalmerCopyright &copy2013 Massachusetts Department of Public Health - All Rights Reserved, Printed: 6/4/2013, 12:03:26

Area Population EstimateArea PercentState PercentAges 0-9Total1,27110.511.5White Non-Hispanic1,16291.469.5Black Non-Hispanic161.37.9Asian/Pacific Islander171.36.5American Indian20.20.2Hispanic745.815.9Ages 10-19Total1,59313.113.3White Non-Hispanic1,49593.872.8Black Non-Hispanic150.97.9Asian/Pacific Islander181.15.4American Indian40.30.2Hispanic613.813.6Ages 20-29Total1,46512.114.0White Non-Hispanic1,37794.072.0Black Non-Hispanic231.67.4Asian/Pacific Islander151.07.7American Indian10.10.2Hispanic493.312.7Ages 30-44Total2,29518.919.7White Non-Hispanic2,18795.374.6Black Non-Hispanic251.16.9Asian/Pacific Islander221.07.4American Indian60.30.2Hispanic552.411.0Ages 45-64Total3,76831.027.7White Non-Hispanic3,66097.184.8Black Non-Hispanic310.85.3Asian/Pacific Islander260.74.0American Indian50.10.2Hispanic461.25.8Ages 65-84Total1,40511.611.6White Non-Hispanic1,38198.389.6Black Non-Hispanic90.64.0Asian/Pacific Islander80.63.0American Indian10.10.1Hispanic60.43.3Ages 85+Total3432.82.2White Non-Hispanic33898.594.3Black Non-Hispanic30.92.6Asian/Pacific Islander10.31.5American Indian10.30.1Hispanic00.01.5

Percentages for each race/Hispanic ethnicity is the percent of all persons in the given age group. Percentages in the "Total" rows in each age group is the percentage of the total population (for all race/Hispanic ethnicities) for that age group. Categories of White, Black, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian do not include persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Caution should be used when evaluating data based on fewer than 30 persons. See Notes on Population Data

Socioeconomic :PalmerCopyright &copy2013 Massachusetts Department of Public Health - All Rights Reserved, Printed: 6/4/2013, 12:03:26

2000 Area Estimate Area PercentState Percent1990 Area Estimate Area PercentState PercentEducationLess than high school(a)1,71020.115.22,22027.220.0High school grad(a)3,29438.727.33,27840.229.7Some college(a)2,35527.724.31,62820.023.0College grad plus(a)1,15113.533.21,02412.627.2IncomePer capita income(b)$18,664$25,952$14,648$17,224Household income < $10,000(c)4498.88.863013.313.4Household income > $50,000(c)1,98439.050.689118.834.3Living Arrangement/PovertyAge 65+ and living alone65833.929.855127.730.1Age 65+, living alone and below 100% poverty(e)15121.717.7Single parent households with own children(c)55310.98.03417.27.0Single parent families with own childrenand below 100% poverty(d)15927.427.8PovertyFamilies with children &lt18 and below 100% poverty(d)1699.810.11499.411.1Persons below 100% poverty(e)9757.99.38226.98.9Persons below 200% poverty(e)2,98424.121.72,29619.221.0LanguagePersons 5+: Speak English Well or Very Well 11,68899.096.4Non-US BornNot born in the US(f)3592.912.22892.49.5

Area Count Area PercentState PercentUnemploymentPersons not employed(g)6899.78.5Public Pay BirthsBirth expenses paid by public funds(h)6151.735.8Education, Income, Poverty, Language, and Non-US born variables are from the 1990 and 2000 US Census and are based on a sample of the population Census 2000 Summary File 3 (Sample data prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau) 1990 Summary Tape File (STF) 3, U.S. Bureau of the Census 2010 Births (Vital Records) 2010 Employment and Training (DET)

Sociodemographic Standard Report notesCount = number of persons ages >= 25 of a given Education level; percent = Count divided by all persons ages >= 25 Per Capita income is defined as total income of an area divided by the total population of an area Percent = Given count divided by all households Percent = Given count divided by all families in which poverty status is determined Percent = Given count divided by all persons for whom poverty status is determined Count = number of persons not born in the US, Puerto Rico, or other outlying area of the US Count = number of persons in labor force without a job; Percent = Count divided by all persons in labor force Count = number of all births paid for by public funds (Medicaid, Healthy Start, Free Care and Other Government); Percent = Count divided by all births

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