Palmyra vs Ramsey

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

Palmyra and Ramsey 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 478 in Ramsey). Ramsey has the higher median household income ($79,559 vs $49,821 in Palmyra). Ramsey has the higher median home value ($181,800 vs $143,500 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Palmyra	Ramsey
Population	1,271	478
Median age	34.1 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,821	$79,559
Median home value	$143,500	$181,800
Median gross rent	$717	—
Housing units	559	148
Homeownership rate	55.8%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmyra	Ramsey
Population	1,367 → 1,271 (-7.0%)	539 → 478 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$31,147 → $49,821 (+60.0%)	$83,650 → $79,559 (-4.9%)
Median home value	$114,500 → $143,500 (+25.3%)	$193,200 → $181,800 (-5.9%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $717 (+19.1%)	—

Palmyra

Population

1,3671,271

Median household income

$31,147$49,821

Median home value

$114,500$143,500

Median gross rent

$602$717

Ramsey

Population

539478

Median household income

$83,650$79,559

Median home value

$193,200$181,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmyra	Ramsey
Under 5	6.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	24.9%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	11.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	3.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.4%	13.4%
55 to 64	8.1%	6.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	20.7%
75 and over	7.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmyra	Ramsey
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmyra	Ramsey
No high school diploma	16.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	37.7%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmyra	Ramsey
Drove alone	79.2%	80.1%
Carpooled	7.0%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	4.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmyra	Ramsey
1-unit, detached	69.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palmyra	Ramsey
Poverty rate	15.7%	11.5%
Average household size	2.48	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	37	31
Median year structure built	1983	1991