Benjamin vs Palmyra

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

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

Benjamin has the higher population (690 vs 346 in Palmyra). Palmyra has the higher median household income ($92,857 vs $67,045 in Benjamin). Palmyra has the higher median home value ($583,300 vs $528,800 in Benjamin).

Population, income & housing

	Benjamin	Palmyra
Population	690	346
Median age	35.9 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,045	$92,857
Median home value	$528,800	$583,300
Median gross rent	$1,305	$1,500
Housing units	246	122
Homeownership rate	67.8%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benjamin	Palmyra
Population	960 → 690 (-28.1%)	468 → 346 (-26.1%)
Median household income	$72,708 → $67,045 (-7.8%)	$76,563 → $92,857 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$386,200 → $528,800 (+36.9%)	$339,000 → $583,300 (+72.1%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $1,305 (+63.5%)	—

Benjamin

Population

960690

Median household income

$72,708$67,045

Median home value

$386,200$528,800

Median gross rent

$798$1,305

Palmyra

Population

468346

Median household income

$76,563$92,857

Median home value

$339,000$583,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benjamin	Palmyra
Under 5	6.2%	11.6%
5 to 17	21.9%	4.6%
18 to 24	15.4%	13.0%
25 to 34	4.6%	2.3%
35 to 44	8.4%	14.5%
45 to 54	6.1%	6.9%
55 to 64	20.6%	20.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	19.7%
75 and over	5.1%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benjamin	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benjamin	Palmyra
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.2%
High school graduate	33.1%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benjamin	Palmyra
Drove alone	70.1%	67.9%
Carpooled	22.4%	27.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	4.6%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benjamin	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	76.8%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	18.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benjamin	Palmyra
Poverty rate	6.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.88	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1981	1977