Elizabeth vs Palmyra

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

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

Palmyra has the higher population (1,271 vs 126 in Elizabeth). Elizabeth has the higher median household income ($84,750 vs $49,821 in Palmyra). Palmyra has the higher median home value ($143,500 vs $127,500 in Elizabeth).

Population, income & housing

	Elizabeth	Palmyra
Population	126	1,271
Median age	38.8 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$84,750	$49,821
Median home value	$127,500	$143,500
Median gross rent	$1,125	$717
Housing units	58	559
Homeownership rate	86.0%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elizabeth	Palmyra
Population	156 → 126 (-19.2%)	1,367 → 1,271 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$47,188 → $84,750 (+79.6%)	$31,147 → $49,821 (+60.0%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $127,500 (+30.8%)	$114,500 → $143,500 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $1,125 (+45.2%)	$602 → $717 (+19.1%)

Elizabeth

Population

156126

Median household income

$47,188$84,750

Median home value

$97,500$127,500

Median gross rent

$775$1,125

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)

	Elizabeth	Palmyra
Under 5	8.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.3%	24.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	6.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	19.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	14.3%	9.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	8.1%
65 to 74	6.3%	11.0%
75 and over	7.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elizabeth	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	3.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elizabeth	Palmyra
No high school diploma	11.9%	16.0%
High school graduate	38.1%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elizabeth	Palmyra
Drove alone	84.1%	79.2%
Carpooled	4.8%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elizabeth	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	93.1%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Elizabeth	Palmyra
Poverty rate	3.2%	15.7%
Average household size	2.93	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	37	37
Median year structure built	1952	1983