Palmyra vs Williamson

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

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

Palmyra has the higher population (3,306 vs 2,667 in Williamson). Palmyra has the higher median household income ($66,647 vs $62,324 in Williamson). Williamson has the higher median home value ($126,400 vs $125,200 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Palmyra	Williamson
Population	3,306	2,667
Median age	37.9 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,647	$62,324
Median home value	$125,200	$126,400
Median gross rent	$936	$430
Housing units	1,655	1,135
Homeownership rate	54.1%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmyra	Williamson
Population	3,354 → 3,306 (-1.4%)	2,653 → 2,667 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$60,500 → $66,647 (+10.2%)	$40,069 → $62,324 (+55.5%)
Median home value	$99,700 → $125,200 (+25.6%)	$105,700 → $126,400 (+19.6%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $936 (+21.6%)	$571 → $430 (-24.7%)

Palmyra

Population

3,3543,306

Median household income

$60,500$66,647

Median home value

$99,700$125,200

Median gross rent

$770$936

Williamson

Population

2,6532,667

Median household income

$40,069$62,324

Median home value

$105,700$126,400

Median gross rent

$571$430

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmyra	Williamson
Under 5	6.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	11.5%	20.8%
18 to 24	14.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.1%
75 and over	5.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmyra	Williamson
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	81.4%
Black or African American	2.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmyra	Williamson
No high school diploma	8.2%	8.4%
High school graduate	28.6%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmyra	Williamson
Drove alone	80.7%	65.0%
Carpooled	9.9%	21.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	7.5%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmyra	Williamson
1-unit, detached	52.6%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	28.1%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	9.1%
20 or more units	1.6%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Palmyra	Williamson
Poverty rate	11.1%	9.1%
Average household size	2.11	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1943	1963