Palmer Lake Town, Colorado

Palmer Lake Town is a town located in El Paso County, Colorado, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. The population of the town was 2179 as per the 2000 census data. The July 2008 population estimate is 2326, It is 139th most populous in Colorado. Its area is just over 3.08 sq mi (7.98 sq km), of which, 3.06 square miles (7.93 sq km) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 sq km) of it is water, makes it the 133rd largest by total area in Colorado.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2179 people in the town, organized into 843 households, and 571 families residing in the town. The population density was 712.4 people per square mile (275.06/kmē), making its Colorado's 221st most densely populated town. There were 944 housing units at an average density of 308.5 per square mile (119.11/kmē). The average household size was 2.58 people, and the average family size was 3.15 people. In the town the population is diverse age-wise, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 35% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98 males. The median age is 36.7 years, the median age of male residents at 35.4 and the median age of female residents at 37.8. The racial makeup of the town was 95.5% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 1.42% American Indian, 0.6% Asian, 0.09% Native Hawaiian, 1.42% from two or more races and 0.92% Other races.

Palmer Lake town Colorado Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Palmer Lake town Colorado School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
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The median income for a household in the town was $52340, making its Colorado's 77th highest town by median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $65074, it is 65th wealthiest town by median family income in Colorado. The per capita income for the town was $25505, making it the 84th highest town by per capita income in Colorado. The median income of town was $27051, Males had a median income of $35926 versus $21000 for females.

In 2000, 613 pupils and students, of which 339 are male and 274 are female, 28.13% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 41 nursery or pri school, 24 kindergarten, 334 elementary school, 117 high school and 97 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2179
April 2000 Estimate2179
July 2000 Estimate2182
July 2001 Estimate2243
July 2002 Estimate2252
July 2003 Estimate2248
July 2004 Estimate2255
July 2005 Estimate2265
July 2006 Estimate2288
July 2007 Estimate2297
July 2008 Estimate2326
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school311041
Kindergarten16824
Elementary school185149334
High school6552117
College or graduate school425597
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Palmer Lake town, Colorado$52340$65074$25505
El Paso County, Colorado$46844$53995$22005
Colorado, United States$47203$55883$24049
United States$41994$50046$21587