Palmer is a somewhat small city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 12,337 people and three associated neighborhoods, Palmer is the 159th largest community in Massachusetts.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.22% 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.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Palmer has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Palmer a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Palmer, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.79 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small city, Palmer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Palmer overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Palmer, 24.58% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Palmer in 2022 was $40,449, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,796 for a family of four. However, Palmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Palmer is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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. Important ancestries of people in Palmer include Polish, Irish, French, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Palmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.