Palmyra vs Ramblewood

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

Palmyra and Ramblewood 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 6,542 in Ramblewood). Ramblewood has the higher median household income ($110,130 vs $85,014 in Palmyra). Ramblewood has the higher median home value ($376,900 vs $216,600 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Palmyra	Ramblewood
Population	7,447	6,542
Median age	42.7 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$85,014	$110,130
Median home value	$216,600	$376,900
Median gross rent	$1,680	$1,963
Housing units	3,406	2,641
Homeownership rate	69.6%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	46.1%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmyra	Ramblewood
Population	7,189 → 7,447 (+3.6%)	5,812 → 6,542 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$72,578 → $85,014 (+17.1%)	$109,531 → $110,130 (+0.5%)
Median home value	$175,200 → $216,600 (+23.6%)	$296,200 → $376,900 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,356 → $1,680 (+23.9%)	$1,446 → $1,963 (+35.8%)

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

Ramblewood

Population

5,8126,542

Median household income

$109,531$110,130

Median home value

$296,200$376,900

Median gross rent

$1,446$1,963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmyra	Ramblewood
Under 5	2.7%	2.7%
5 to 17	15.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.3%	12.9%
25 to 34	14.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	14.6%	14.3%
55 to 64	17.4%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.3%
75 and over	4.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmyra	Ramblewood
White (non-Hispanic)	63.3%	79.8%
Black or African American	14.9%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	8.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmyra	Ramblewood
No high school diploma	5.4%	9.7%
High school graduate	32.2%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmyra	Ramblewood
Drove alone	70.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	9.0%
Public transit	3.1%	4.7%
Walked	2.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	14.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmyra	Ramblewood
1-unit, detached	52.2%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	23.6%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	17.2%
20 or more units	2.9%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palmyra	Ramblewood
Poverty rate	8.9%	3.4%
Average household size	2.27	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1957	1970