City profile · Georgia · Census ACS 2023

Palmetto, GA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Palmetto - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

4,681
Residents
$54,745
Median income
$203,600
Median home
$1,820
Median rent (state)

Palmetto - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Palmetto lands in the 27th percentile for household income and the 84th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

27th
percentile, household income
44th
percentile, home value
76th
percentile, median rent
84th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Palmetto, GA

Palmetto is a small town in Georgia, home to 4,681 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Palmetto households earn a median of $54,745 annually, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 5.9%. Typical homes in Palmetto are valued around $203,600, and the median resident age is 42.8 years. Educational attainment runs 13.2% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 65.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 59 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Rapid Growth), up 20% from five years earlier. Palmetto reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 517.5 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Georgia scores 96.3 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,820 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Georgia, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 65.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).

Population

4,681 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Georgia

Median Household Income

$54,745 /yr

Poverty 5.9%

Cost of Living Index (state)

96.3 (US=100)

Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average

How does Palmetto compare to other US cities?

Here's how Palmetto stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 27% higher than other cities
Home value 44% pricier than other cities
Median rent 76% pricier than other cities
Safety 84% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Georgia alone, Palmetto ranks #23 of 165 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Palmetto's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Georgia, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

27thIncome percentile
84thSafety percentile

27th percentile nationally for median household income · 84th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Palmetto's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Palmetto's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 50 Avg. percentile National median
Palmetto's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Palmetto's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$203,600 Among the most affordable more affordable than 56% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). This entry sits in this band. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Palmetto $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Palmetto, GA Palmetto, GA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Palmetto, GA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Palmetto, GA median $54,745/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Palmetto, GA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Palmetto, GA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 13.2%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 5.9%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 65.4%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
4,681
Median Income
$54,745
Median Home Value
$203,600
Median Age
42.8
Poverty Rate
5.9%
Labor force participation
65.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
13.2%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
517.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
59.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
457.8
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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5,000 residents5,100 residents5,200 residents5,300 residents5,400 residents 202020212022202320242025 5,094 residents 5,298 residents ▲ +4.0%
Palmetto's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
59
housing units authorized
Single-Family
59
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
12.6
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 49
2020 16
2021 13
2022 13
2023 88
2024 59

Permit volume increased 20% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
71.3%
Carpool
9.2%
Public Transit
0.8%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
15.6%
Other
3.1%

Based on 2,245 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Georgia - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$125
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$225
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Georgia state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Georgia state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Palmetto sits in

Cost of Living Index
96.3
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,820/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
65.7 / 100
Moderate
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Georgia

Elberton
4,691 people
Grayson
4,699 people
Montgomery
4,704 people
Madison
4,714 people
Forsyth
4,641 people
Buckhead
4,640 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Palmetto's 4,681 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Blanchester, OH
4,681 people
Crooked River Ranch, OR
4,681 people
Berwick, LA
4,680 people
Lillington, NC
4,683 people
Monticello, LA
4,677 people
Fort Pierce South, FL
4,686 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Palmetto's $54,745 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Bassett, AR
$54,750 median income
Delta, IA
$54,750 median income
Pemberton, MN
$54,750 median income
Laurens, NY
$54,750 median income
Canadian, OK
$54,750 median income
Dorchester, WI
$54,750 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Palmetto, GA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Palmetto, GA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 23.6% 52.3% 15.8% 8.0% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19.7% White 23.6% Black or African American 52.3% Asian 0.3% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 15.8% Two or more races 8.0% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Palmetto compares to nearby Georgia cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Palmetto (this city) 4,681 $54,745
Elberton 4,691 $41,454
Grayson 4,699 $125,704
Montgomery 4,704 $86,500
Census ACS 5-year FIPS GA FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Palmetto, GA?

What is the population of Palmetto, GA? +

Palmetto, GA has a population of 4,681 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Palmetto, GA? +

Median annual household income in Palmetto runs $54,745, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Palmetto? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Palmetto; the closest available measure is the Georgia state average, a cost of living index of 96.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Georgia vary by metro area.

Is Palmetto, GA safe? +

Palmetto has a total crime rate of 517.5 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Palmetto, GA? +

Homes in Palmetto carry a median value of $203,600, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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