Palmyra vs Shipman

A side-by-side comparison of Palmyra and Shipman: population, income, housing, and more.

Palmyra and Shipman are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shipman has the higher population (667 vs 524 in Palmyra). Shipman has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $46,477 in Palmyra). Shipman has the higher median home value ($92,500 vs $86,400 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Palmyra	Shipman
Population	524	667
Median age	50.4 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,477	$62,500
Median home value	$86,400	$92,500
Median gross rent	$670	$788
Housing units	339	248
Homeownership rate	81.2%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmyra	Shipman
Population	665 → 524 (-21.2%)	607 → 667 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$37,692 → $46,477 (+23.3%)	$48,864 → $62,500 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$64,400 → $86,400 (+34.2%)	$92,900 → $92,500 (-0.4%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $670 (+23.8%)	$770 → $788 (+2.3%)

Palmyra

Population

665524

Median household income

$37,692$46,477

Median home value

$64,400$86,400

Median gross rent

$541$670

Shipman

Population

607667

Median household income

$48,864$62,500

Median home value

$92,900$92,500

Median gross rent

$770$788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmyra	Shipman
Under 5	1.9%	7.6%
5 to 17	11.8%	26.5%
18 to 24	6.7%	12.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.3%
45 to 54	14.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	5.7%
65 to 74	13.0%	9.0%
75 and over	16.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmyra	Shipman
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmyra	Shipman
No high school diploma	16.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	53.7%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmyra	Shipman
Drove alone	87.0%	89.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmyra	Shipman
1-unit, detached	56.0%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.0%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Palmyra	Shipman
Poverty rate	8.6%	12.1%
Average household size	2.14	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	42	33
Median year structure built	1967	1960