Newark vs Palmyra

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

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

Newark has the higher population (9,040 vs 3,306 in Palmyra). Palmyra has the higher median household income ($66,647 vs $58,096 in Newark). Palmyra has the higher median home value ($125,200 vs $122,600 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Newark	Palmyra
Population	9,040	3,306
Median age	41.0 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,096	$66,647
Median home value	$122,600	$125,200
Median gross rent	$1,012	$936
Housing units	4,174	1,655
Homeownership rate	57.0%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newark	Palmyra
Population	8,914 → 9,040 (+1.4%)	3,354 → 3,306 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$44,949 → $58,096 (+29.2%)	$60,500 → $66,647 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$94,400 → $122,600 (+29.9%)	$99,700 → $125,200 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $1,012 (+28.4%)	$770 → $936 (+21.6%)

Newark

Population

8,9149,040

Median household income

$44,949$58,096

Median home value

$94,400$122,600

Median gross rent

$788$1,012

Palmyra

Population

3,3543,306

Median household income

$60,500$66,647

Median home value

$99,700$125,200

Median gross rent

$770$936

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newark	Palmyra
Under 5	5.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	11.5%
18 to 24	7.2%	14.3%
25 to 34	15.1%	12.2%
35 to 44	8.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.9%
75 and over	7.7%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newark	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	93.3%
Black or African American	3.6%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newark	Palmyra
No high school diploma	13.5%	8.2%
High school graduate	32.8%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newark	Palmyra
Drove alone	73.3%	80.7%
Carpooled	14.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	3.4%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	4.9%
Other means	3.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newark	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	55.5%	52.6%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	26.5%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	15.6%
20 or more units	2.8%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Newark	Palmyra
Poverty rate	17.1%	11.1%
Average household size	2.24	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1952	1943