Hannibal vs Palmyra

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

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

Hannibal has the higher population (16,825 vs 3,620 in Palmyra). Palmyra has the higher median household income ($69,211 vs $54,071 in Hannibal). Palmyra has the higher median home value ($165,000 vs $126,300 in Hannibal).

Population, income & housing

	Hannibal	Palmyra
Population	16,825	3,620
Median age	38.3 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,071	$69,211
Median home value	$126,300	$165,000
Median gross rent	$821	$852
Housing units	7,746	1,648
Homeownership rate	63.5%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hannibal	Palmyra
Population	17,320 → 16,825 (-2.9%)	3,612 → 3,620 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$42,906 → $54,071 (+26.0%)	$46,215 → $69,211 (+49.8%)
Median home value	$105,300 → $126,300 (+19.9%)	$115,800 → $165,000 (+42.5%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $821 (+15.8%)	$531 → $852 (+60.5%)

Hannibal

Population

17,32016,825

Median household income

$42,906$54,071

Median home value

$105,300$126,300

Median gross rent

$709$821

Palmyra

Population

3,6123,620

Median household income

$46,215$69,211

Median home value

$115,800$165,000

Median gross rent

$531$852

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hannibal	Palmyra
Under 5	7.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	9.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	10.2%
75 and over	7.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hannibal	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	87.7%
Black or African American	7.6%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hannibal	Palmyra
No high school diploma	11.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	41.9%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hannibal	Palmyra
Drove alone	75.0%	81.7%
Carpooled	13.2%	5.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	8.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hannibal	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	72.8%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	15.6%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	4.9%
20 or more units	5.1%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Hannibal	Palmyra
Poverty rate	17.3%	10.1%
Average household size	2.32	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1962	1966