Marlton vs Palmyra

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

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

Marlton has the higher population (10,473 vs 7,447 in Palmyra). Marlton has the higher median household income ($94,160 vs $85,014 in Palmyra). Marlton has the higher median home value ($314,500 vs $216,600 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Marlton	Palmyra
Population	10,473	7,447
Median age	39.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$94,160	$85,014
Median home value	$314,500	$216,600
Median gross rent	$1,598	$1,680
Housing units	5,048	3,406
Homeownership rate	57.9%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.9%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marlton	Palmyra
Population	9,672 → 10,473 (+8.3%)	7,189 → 7,447 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$79,216 → $94,160 (+18.9%)	$72,578 → $85,014 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$249,200 → $314,500 (+26.2%)	$175,200 → $216,600 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,298 → $1,598 (+23.1%)	$1,356 → $1,680 (+23.9%)

Marlton

Population

9,67210,473

Median household income

$79,216$94,160

Median home value

$249,200$314,500

Median gross rent

$1,298$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)

	Marlton	Palmyra
Under 5	4.4%	2.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	19.0%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.6%
55 to 64	15.9%	17.4%
65 to 74	7.2%	11.2%
75 and over	8.6%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marlton	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	63.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.0%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marlton	Palmyra
No high school diploma	2.8%	5.4%
High school graduate	27.2%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marlton	Palmyra
Drove alone	73.8%	70.7%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.4%
Public transit	1.4%	3.1%
Walked	1.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	17.1%	14.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marlton	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	47.4%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	23.6%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	19.1%	12.0%
20 or more units	17.2%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marlton	Palmyra
Poverty rate	3.5%	8.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1972	1957