Florence vs Palmyra

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

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

Palmyra has the higher population (7,447 vs 5,027 in Florence). Florence has the higher median household income ($99,020 vs $85,014 in Palmyra). Florence has the higher median home value ($270,100 vs $216,600 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Florence	Palmyra
Population	5,027	7,447
Median age	38.7 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$99,020	$85,014
Median home value	$270,100	$216,600
Median gross rent	$1,247	$1,680
Housing units	1,838	3,406
Homeownership rate	65.3%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florence	Palmyra
Population	4,455 → 5,027 (+12.8%)	7,189 → 7,447 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$55,960 → $99,020 (+76.9%)	$72,578 → $85,014 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$181,900 → $270,100 (+48.5%)	$175,200 → $216,600 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,044 → $1,247 (+19.4%)	$1,356 → $1,680 (+23.9%)

Florence

Population

4,4555,027

Median household income

$55,960$99,020

Median home value

$181,900$270,100

Median gross rent

$1,044$1,247

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)

	Florence	Palmyra
Under 5	6.3%	2.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.7%	14.0%
35 to 44	17.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	13.7%	14.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.2%
75 and over	4.1%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florence	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	63.3%
Black or African American	6.3%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.3%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florence	Palmyra
No high school diploma	14.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	30.3%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florence	Palmyra
Drove alone	78.6%	70.7%
Carpooled	10.4%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.1%
Walked	2.9%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.8%	14.2%
Other means	1.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florence	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	56.5%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	13.4%	23.6%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	12.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Florence	Palmyra
Poverty rate	6.7%	8.9%
Average household size	2.84	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1970	1957