Living in Palermo

In Palermo, unemployment is 10.6% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Palermo had a population of 5,204. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Palermo reached 10.6%. Palermo's foreign population totalled 452 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0722 sources

Population5,204people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary2,831EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,049EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate10.6%country median 4.6% — 132% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.4µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than 95% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 69% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Palermo?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,085 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,049 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Palermo a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–56%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–62%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 28–50%

Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 37–59%

Retirement39%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 26–52%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

8.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 452 of 5,204 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Palermo is 10.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Palermo 10.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,831 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	10.6 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Palermo?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,091of €2,257 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,257
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,085
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,091

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Palermo. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Palermo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	207.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Palermo when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Palermo's nearest airport was SMF, 82 km away and offered 28 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	28 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	82 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SMF	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Palermo. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Palermo.

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Climate and air quality

Palermo recorded annual PM2.5 of 6.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 9.3°C in January and 26.6°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

14°4°

17°6°

20°8°

23°9°

28°12°

33°15°

36°17°

35°16°

32°14°

26°11°

19°7°

14°4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

147

143

120

140

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Palermo is 6.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Palermo 6.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14.28 · Feb 16.78 · Mar 19.72 · Apr 23.06 · May 27.94 · Jun 32.83 · Jul 36 · Aug 35.28 · Sep 32 · Oct 26.22 · Nov 18.72 · Dec 14.17 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 4.28 · Feb 5.78 · Mar 7.56 · Apr 9.06 · May 12.22 · Jun 15.11 · Jul 17.22 · Aug 16.17 · Sep 13.94 · Oct 10.61 · Nov 7 · Dec 4.39 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.28 · Feb 11.28 · Mar 13.67 · Apr 16.06 · May 20.11 · Jun 24 · Jul 26.61 · Aug 25.72 · Sep 22.94 · Oct 18.39 · Nov 12.89 · Dec 9.28 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 147.1 · Feb 142.7 · Mar 119.6 · Apr 56.64 · May 36.32 · Jun 14.99 · Jul 0.254 · Aug 3.3 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 33.78 · Nov 72.39 · Dec 139.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Simi Valley ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Dos Hermanas (Spain) ±2.0 °C, Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±2.5 °C, Granada (Spain) ±1.9 °C, Almada (Portugal) ±2.8 °C, Amadora (Portugal) ±2.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Palermo spanned 75.5 km² at the end of 2025. Population density was 69.7 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	75.53 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	8.58 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	452 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	69.72 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	5,204 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Palermo

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

South Oroville as a Palermo alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €3,301 South Oroville vs €2,831 Palermo+17%
Foreign residents: 11.7% South Oroville vs 8.6% Palermo+36%
Residents: 2,606 South Oroville vs 5,204 Palermo−50%
Unemployment: 9.3% South Oroville vs 10.6% Palermo−12%
Annual PM2.5: 6.4 µg/m³ South Oroville vs 6.4 µg/m³ Palermosame level

Full comparison More about South Oroville

North Bethesda as a Palermo alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3786 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,831 Palermo+116%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 8.6% Palermo+297%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 10.6% Palermo−66%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Palermo

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

South Oroville 5.9 km away

Rent: 1,305 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,301 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Oroville East 8.9 km away

Rent: 1,119 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,753 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Thermalito 9.4 km away

Rent: 1,088 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,030 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Palermo, nearest in population first.

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Mayville5,205 residents Moab5,206 residents Poplar Grove5,206 residents Terryville5,202 residents Fort Pierce South5,209 residents Homestead Meadows North5,210 residents

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Is Palermo part of Chico?

Palermo is in the published commuting zone of Chico; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Chico city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁰

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Palermo?

The unemployment rate is 10.6 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Palermo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.4 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in Palermo?

The published population is 5,204 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Palermo?

452 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Palermo a good place to live?

Palermo may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Palermo part of Chico?

Palermo is in the published commuting zone of Chico; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Palermo?

South Oroville, Oroville, Oroville East, Thermalito, Gridley are near Palermo. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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