Fort Dix vs Palmyra

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

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

Fort Dix has the higher population (8,034 vs 7,447 in Palmyra). Fort Dix has the higher median household income ($98,259 vs $85,014 in Palmyra). Since 2019, Fort Dix's population has grown faster (+4.8% vs +3.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Dix	Palmyra
Population	8,034	7,447
Median age	36.1 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$98,259	$85,014
Median home value	—	$216,600
Median gross rent	$2,383	$1,680
Housing units	1,071	3,406
Homeownership rate	0.1%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Dix	Palmyra
Population	7,668 → 8,034 (+4.8%)	7,189 → 7,447 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$72,031 → $98,259 (+36.4%)	$72,578 → $85,014 (+17.1%)
Median home value	—	$175,200 → $216,600 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$2,078 → $2,383 (+14.7%)	$1,356 → $1,680 (+23.9%)

Fort Dix

Population

7,6688,034

Median household income

$72,031$98,259

Median gross rent

$2,078$2,383

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)

	Fort Dix	Palmyra
Under 5	4.3%	2.7%
5 to 17	11.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	20.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	27.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	15.1%	14.6%
55 to 64	8.3%	17.4%
65 to 74	2.7%	11.2%
75 and over	0.3%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Dix	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	63.3%
Black or African American	28.2%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	28.7%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Dix	Palmyra
No high school diploma	18.9%	5.4%
High school graduate	45.5%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Dix	Palmyra
Drove alone	74.9%	70.7%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.1%
Walked	6.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.7%	14.2%
Other means	2.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Dix	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	4.8%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	76.3%	23.6%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.0%
20 or more units	9.9%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fort Dix	Palmyra
Poverty rate	5.6%	8.9%
Average household size	3.29	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	2001	1957