Cities / Alaska / Palmer

Palmer, AK

6,091 people

Right Now

Active Weather Alerts

Small Craft Advisory (statewide feed)

Small Craft Advisory — Unalaska Bay

Population & People

Population

6,091

Median age

32.9

Median household income

$72,201

Poverty rate

13.0%

Unemployment rate

6.6%

Bachelor's degree+

24.5%

Avg. commute

24 min

Hispanic or Latino

6.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$294,900

Median gross rent

$1,125/mo

Homeownership rate

63.07%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,467

HUD Fair Market Rent (Alaska statewide average across 30 areas — not specific to Palmer), 2026. Efficiency $1061, 1BR $1194, 2BR $1467, 3BR $1941, 4BR $2304. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Alaska commercial electricity

22.32¢/kWh

Alaska industrial electricity

20.03¢/kWh

Alaska residential electricity

26.09¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

75011.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

57488

All-Transactions House Price Index for Alaska

494.13

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Source: FRED, Alaska-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Alaska energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Alaska economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).