Palmyra vs Syracuse

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

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

Syracuse has the higher population (1,964 vs 642 in Palmyra). Palmyra has the higher median household income ($81,458 vs $70,625 in Syracuse). Syracuse has the higher median home value ($190,000 vs $160,900 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Palmyra	Syracuse
Population	642	1,964
Median age	31.7 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,458	$70,625
Median home value	$160,900	$190,000
Median gross rent	$1,143	$644
Housing units	271	942
Homeownership rate	92.8%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmyra	Syracuse
Population	571 → 642 (+12.4%)	2,076 → 1,964 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$67,639 → $81,458 (+20.4%)	$56,094 → $70,625 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$120,700 → $160,900 (+33.3%)	$133,700 → $190,000 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$862 → $1,143 (+32.6%)	$611 → $644 (+5.4%)

Palmyra

Population

571642

Median household income

$67,639$81,458

Median home value

$120,700$160,900

Median gross rent

$862$1,143

Syracuse

Population

2,0761,964

Median household income

$56,094$70,625

Median home value

$133,700$190,000

Median gross rent

$611$644

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmyra	Syracuse
Under 5	9.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	23.1%	19.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.0%
25 to 34	15.9%	14.6%
35 to 44	15.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	9.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	6.2%	8.2%
75 and over	3.4%	17.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmyra	Syracuse
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmyra	Syracuse
No high school diploma	6.0%	2.7%
High school graduate	24.1%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	59.8%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmyra	Syracuse
Drove alone	82.3%	80.3%
Carpooled	5.6%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	6.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmyra	Syracuse
1-unit, detached	89.7%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Palmyra	Syracuse
Poverty rate	6.7%	7.6%
Average household size	2.71	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1970	1967