Palmyra vs Philadelphia

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

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

Palmyra has the higher population (3,620 vs 250 in Philadelphia). Palmyra has the higher median household income ($69,211 vs $50,000 in Philadelphia). Palmyra has the higher median home value ($165,000 vs $87,500 in Philadelphia).

Population, income & housing

	Palmyra	Philadelphia
Population	3,620	250
Median age	37.5 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,211	$50,000
Median home value	$165,000	$87,500
Median gross rent	$852	$442
Housing units	1,648	104
Homeownership rate	72.4%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmyra	Philadelphia
Population	3,612 → 3,620 (+0.2%)	186 → 250 (+34.4%)
Median household income	$46,215 → $69,211 (+49.8%)	$40,417 → $50,000 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$115,800 → $165,000 (+42.5%)	$103,600 → $87,500 (-15.5%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $852 (+60.5%)	$610 → $442 (-27.5%)

Palmyra

Population

3,6123,620

Median household income

$46,215$69,211

Median home value

$115,800$165,000

Median gross rent

$531$852

Philadelphia

Population

186250

Median household income

$40,417$50,000

Median home value

$103,600$87,500

Median gross rent

$610$442

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmyra	Philadelphia
Under 5	6.7%	1.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	28.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.8%	20.0%
35 to 44	15.6%	3.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	9.0%	10.8%
65 to 74	10.2%	13.6%
75 and over	8.4%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmyra	Philadelphia
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmyra	Philadelphia
No high school diploma	5.7%	1.9%
High school graduate	39.0%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmyra	Philadelphia
Drove alone	81.7%	88.5%
Carpooled	5.7%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	3.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmyra	Philadelphia
1-unit, detached	69.2%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Palmyra	Philadelphia
Poverty rate	10.1%	25.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1966	1985