Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Palmer Town, MA

Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Palmer Town, MA was 8.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3 pts from 2023. That is the 40th highest of 58 cities in 2024.

20248.3%

Change on 2023-0.3 pts

Rank40th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked

Series high9.62021

Series low8.22022

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Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Palmer Town, MA, 2021 to 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.

All 4 values

Period	%
2024	8.3
2023	8.6
2022	8.2
2021	9.6

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place	2024
Palmer Town, MA	8.3
Massachusetts	10
United States	12.5

Rankings

US states by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) 51 places
US cities by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) 3219 places
Cities in Massachusetts by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) 58 places

Definition

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), Palmer Town, MA, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), Palmer Town, MA, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/poverty-rate-acs/palmer-town-ma. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), Palmer Town, MA, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/poverty-rate-acs/palmer-town-ma.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), Palmer Town, MA, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/poverty-rate-acs/palmer-town-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_poverty_rate_us_five_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), Palmer Town, MA, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/poverty-rate-acs/palmer-town-ma. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Palmer Town, MA?

Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Palmer Town, MA was 8.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3 pts from 2023. That is the 40th highest of 58 cities in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Palmer Town, MA?

9.6% in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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