Goshen vs Palmyra

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

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

Goshen has the higher population (833 vs 346 in Palmyra). Goshen has the higher median household income ($93,529 vs $92,857 in Palmyra). Palmyra has the higher median home value ($583,300 vs $246,100 in Goshen).

Population, income & housing

	Goshen	Palmyra
Population	833	346
Median age	30.1 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$93,529	$92,857
Median home value	$246,100	$583,300
Median gross rent	$1,274	$1,500
Housing units	300	122
Homeownership rate	74.8%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goshen	Palmyra
Population	874 → 833 (-4.7%)	468 → 346 (-26.1%)
Median household income	$62,679 → $93,529 (+49.2%)	$76,563 → $92,857 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$191,700 → $246,100 (+28.4%)	$339,000 → $583,300 (+72.1%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $1,274 (+77.4%)	—

Goshen

Population

874833

Median household income

$62,679$93,529

Median home value

$191,700$246,100

Median gross rent

$718$1,274

Palmyra

Population

468346

Median household income

$76,563$92,857

Median home value

$339,000$583,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goshen	Palmyra
Under 5	7.7%	11.6%
5 to 17	25.5%	4.6%
18 to 24	9.8%	13.0%
25 to 34	13.2%	2.3%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	6.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	20.8%
65 to 74	4.6%	19.7%
75 and over	3.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goshen	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.6%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goshen	Palmyra
No high school diploma	19.4%	8.2%
High school graduate	32.0%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goshen	Palmyra
Drove alone	90.1%	67.9%
Carpooled	2.4%	27.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goshen	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	82.0%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Goshen	Palmyra
Poverty rate	18.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.91	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1975	1977