Palmyra, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,755

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.1

3.96% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.6%

16.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$77,469

9.08% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$227,500

Population & Diversity

Palmyra, PA is home to a population of 7.76k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.46% of Palmyra, PA residents were born outside of the country (268 people).

In 2024, there were 8.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.12k people) in Palmyra, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 697 Other (Hispanic) and 326 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Palmyra, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Palmyra, PA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Palmyra, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Palmyra, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.12k ± 560
Other (Hispanic)
697 ± 358
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
326 ± 366

13.9%

Hispanic Population

1.08k people

13.9% of the people in Palmyra, PA are hispanic (1.08k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Palmyra, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

3.46%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

268 people

4.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

339 people

As of 2024, 3.46% of Palmyra, PA residents (268 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Palmyra, PA was 4.36%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Palmyra, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
163 ± 79
Gulf War (2001-)
66 ± 49
Gulf War (1990s)
59 ± 43

Palmyra, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.47 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Palmyra, PA.

Economy

The economy of Palmyra, PA employs 4.28k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Palmyra, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (677 people), Retail Trade (626 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (484 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($88,828), Public Administration ($87,873), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($77,083).

Employment

Occupations

4.28k

2024 Value

± 424

3.91%

1 Year growth

± 14.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palmyra, PA grew at a rate of 3.91%, from 4.11k employees to 4.28k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palmyra, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (797 people), Sales & Related Occupations (433 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (380 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palmyra, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.28k

2024 Value

± 424

3.91%

1 Year growth

± 14.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palmyra, PA grew at a rate of 3.91%, from 4.11k employees to 4.28k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palmyra, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (677 people), Retail Trade (626 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (484 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palmyra, PA, though some of these residents may live in Palmyra, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,549

Median earning men ± $5,776

$36,814

Median earning women ± $3,658

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($106,705), Information ($89,844), and Public Administration ($88,307).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($60,772), Public Administration ($58,542), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,464).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Palmyra, PA was $227,500 in 2024, which is 0.684 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $211,900 to $227,500, a 7.36% increase. The homeownership rate in Palmyra, PA is 58%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Palmyra, PA have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Palmyra, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$227,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,470

$1,703

Median Property Taxes

±$239

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Palmyra, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Palmyra, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

58%

Homeownership

2024

55.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58% of the housing units in Palmyra, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Palmyra, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$77,469

Median Household Income

± $6,733

2.94k

Number of Households

± 336

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.94k households in Palmyra, PA grew to $77,469 from the previous year's value of $71,018.

The following chart displays the households in Palmyra, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Palmyra, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.3%)
Worked At Home (19.8%)
Carpooled (12.1%)

In 2024, 64.3% of workers in Palmyra, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.8%) and those who carpooled to work (12.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Palmyra, PA have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.614% of the workforce in Palmyra, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Palmyra, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Palmyra, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Palmyra, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palmyra, PA (888 out of 7.66k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Palmyra, PA is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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