Columbia vs Palmyra

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

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

Columbia has the higher population (38 vs 25 in Palmyra). Since 2019, Columbia's population has grown faster (-69.8% vs -75.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Palmyra
Population	38	25
Median age	68.4 yrs	—
Housing units	12	10
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	60.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Palmyra
Population	126 → 38 (-69.8%)	103 → 25 (-75.7%)
Median home value	$184,200 → $184,100 (-0.1%)	—

Columbia

Population

12638

Median home value

$184,200$184,100

Palmyra

Population

10325

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Palmyra
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	36.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	40.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	60.0%
65 to 74	63.2%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Palmyra
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.6%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	68.4%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	60.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Palmyra
Drove alone	100.0%	60.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	40.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Palmyra
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	3.17	2.50