Campbelltown vs Palmyra

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

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

Palmyra has the higher population (7,769 vs 5,759 in Campbelltown). Campbelltown has the higher median household income ($96,250 vs $71,018 in Palmyra). Campbelltown has the higher median home value ($319,900 vs $211,900 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Campbelltown	Palmyra
Population	5,759	7,769
Median age	34.7 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$96,250	$71,018
Median home value	$319,900	$211,900
Median gross rent	$1,647	$1,058
Housing units	2,241	3,099
Homeownership rate	68.7%	53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.6%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Campbelltown	Palmyra
Population	4,725 → 5,759 (+21.9%)	7,536 → 7,769 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$65,335 → $96,250 (+47.3%)	$51,643 → $71,018 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$226,800 → $319,900 (+41.0%)	$149,100 → $211,900 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$848 → $1,647 (+94.2%)	$889 → $1,058 (+19.0%)

Campbelltown

Population

4,7255,759

Median household income

$65,335$96,250

Median home value

$226,800$319,900

Median gross rent

$848$1,647

Palmyra

Population

7,5367,769

Median household income

$51,643$71,018

Median home value

$149,100$211,900

Median gross rent

$889$1,058

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Campbelltown	Palmyra
Under 5	4.9%	8.9%
5 to 17	25.2%	16.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	11.3%
25 to 34	14.6%	16.2%
35 to 44	9.3%	8.4%
45 to 54	14.9%	13.5%
55 to 64	9.9%	8.8%
65 to 74	7.4%	10.6%
75 and over	8.1%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Campbelltown	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	77.7%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.3%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Campbelltown	Palmyra
No high school diploma	4.6%	6.8%
High school graduate	27.0%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.9%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Campbelltown	Palmyra
Drove alone	68.3%	71.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	15.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Campbelltown	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	40.9%	44.6%
1-unit, attached	39.6%	21.1%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	4.4%
20 or more units	9.9%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Campbelltown	Palmyra
Poverty rate	3.5%	13.8%
Average household size	2.74	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	2004	1957