is to the left with Twin Peaks to the right. The "Ghost Forest" is shown in the foreground. These trees died from the subsidence that occurred in the area as a result of the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,533 people, 1,472 households, and 1,058 families residing in the city. The population density was 465.5/km sq (1,206.3/mi sq). There were 1,555 housing units at an average density of 159.7/km sq (413.8/mi sq). The racial makeup of the city was 80.94% Race (United States Census)White, 2.05% Race (United States Census)Black or Race (United States Census)African American, 8.18% Race (United States Census)Native American, 1.06% Race (United States Census)Asian, 0.33% Race (United States Census)Pacific Islander, 1.15% from Race (United States Census)other races, and 6.29% from two or more races. 3.51% of the population were Race (United States Census)Hispanic or Race (United States Census)Latino of any race. There were 1,472 households out of which 47.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were Marriagemarried couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.29. In the city the population was spread out with 33.6% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $45,571, and the median income for a family was $53,164. Males had a median income of $44,716 versus $25,221 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,203. About 6.0% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer%2C_Alaska