Burlington vs Palmyra

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

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

Burlington has the higher population (9,904 vs 7,447 in Palmyra). Palmyra has the higher median household income ($85,014 vs $78,009 in Burlington). Burlington has the higher median home value ($221,000 vs $216,600 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Palmyra
Population	9,904	7,447
Median age	37.8 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,009	$85,014
Median home value	$221,000	$216,600
Median gross rent	$1,598	$1,680
Housing units	4,068	3,406
Homeownership rate	63.0%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Palmyra
Population	9,815 → 9,904 (+0.9%)	7,189 → 7,447 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$57,690 → $78,009 (+35.2%)	$72,578 → $85,014 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$161,400 → $221,000 (+36.9%)	$175,200 → $216,600 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,035 → $1,598 (+54.4%)	$1,356 → $1,680 (+23.9%)

Burlington

Population

9,8159,904

Median household income

$57,690$78,009

Median home value

$161,400$221,000

Median gross rent

$1,035$1,598

Palmyra

Population

7,1897,447

Median household income

$72,578$85,014

Median home value

$175,200$216,600

Median gross rent

$1,356$1,680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Palmyra
Under 5	6.2%	2.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	17.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	14.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	14.6%
55 to 64	14.6%	17.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.2%
75 and over	6.3%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	63.3%
Black or African American	31.7%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.8%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Palmyra
No high school diploma	10.3%	5.4%
High school graduate	29.8%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Palmyra
Drove alone	74.1%	70.7%
Carpooled	12.5%	8.4%
Public transit	1.8%	3.1%
Walked	1.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.7%	14.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	45.2%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	31.6%	23.6%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	12.0%
20 or more units	6.3%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Palmyra
Poverty rate	16.2%	8.9%
Average household size	2.71	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1949	1957