Corydon vs Palmyra

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

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

Corydon has the higher population (3,165 vs 1,271 in Palmyra). Corydon has the higher median household income ($57,002 vs $49,821 in Palmyra). Corydon has the higher median home value ($162,300 vs $143,500 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Corydon	Palmyra
Population	3,165	1,271
Median age	43.6 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,002	$49,821
Median home value	$162,300	$143,500
Median gross rent	$1,064	$717
Housing units	1,713	559
Homeownership rate	65.8%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corydon	Palmyra
Population	3,162 → 3,165 (+0.1%)	1,367 → 1,271 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$46,982 → $57,002 (+21.3%)	$31,147 → $49,821 (+60.0%)
Median home value	$140,100 → $162,300 (+15.8%)	$114,500 → $143,500 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $1,064 (+50.5%)	$602 → $717 (+19.1%)

Corydon

Population

3,1623,165

Median household income

$46,982$57,002

Median home value

$140,100$162,300

Median gross rent

$707$1,064

Palmyra

Population

1,3671,271

Median household income

$31,147$49,821

Median home value

$114,500$143,500

Median gross rent

$602$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Corydon	Palmyra
Under 5	5.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	11.8%	24.9%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	17.2%	9.4%
55 to 64	5.1%	8.1%
65 to 74	14.8%	11.0%
75 and over	11.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corydon	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	97.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corydon	Palmyra
No high school diploma	8.8%	16.0%
High school graduate	43.4%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corydon	Palmyra
Drove alone	68.0%	79.2%
Carpooled	17.9%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corydon	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	63.9%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	2.1%
20 or more units	13.6%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Corydon	Palmyra
Poverty rate	7.3%	15.7%
Average household size	2.06	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	22	37
Median year structure built	1965	1983