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Population (year 2000): 2,179. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,271 (+4.2% change)
Males: 1,114 (51.1%), Females: 1,065 (48.9%)
El Paso County
Zip code:
80133
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $52,340 (year 2000)
Median house value: $168,000 (year 2000)
Races in Palmer Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.7%)
- Hispanic (4.9%)
- American Indian (2.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (30.3%), Irish (14.2%),
English (13.9%), Italian (7.3%), United States (4.7%), French
(4.5%).
Elevation: 7225 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Palmer Lake
- High school or higher: 95.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Palmer Lake town
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 60.8%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 3.2%
- Divorced: 13.6%
2.6% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.4% Asia, 0.3%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +701 (+47.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Palmer Lake:
- CENTURA HLTH/PENROSE ST FRANCIS HOSP (about 18
miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS,
CO)
- SEMPERCARE HOSPITAL OF COLO SPRINGS (about 21 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Palmer Lake:
- CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 26 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
- BUCKLEY AFB (about 42 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
- DENVER INTL (about 54 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palmer Lake:
- MEADOW LAKE (about 27 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO;
ID: 00V)
- CENTENNIAL (about 32 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: APA)
- COLORADO SPRINGS EAST (about 39 miles; ELLICOTT, CO;
ID: A50)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Palmer Lake:
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 9 miles;
USAFA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,330)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 15
miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
- PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 30
miles; LONE TREE, CO; FT enrollment: 3,098)
- RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
- EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 44 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,083)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 44 miles; AURORA,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,219)
Public primary/middle school in Palmer Lake:
- PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 324;
Location: 115 UPPER GLENWAY; Grades: PK - 05)
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