Johnson Creek vs Palmyra

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

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

Johnson Creek has the higher population (3,367 vs 2,042 in Palmyra). Johnson Creek has the higher median household income ($94,552 vs $80,709 in Palmyra). Johnson Creek has the higher median home value ($289,000 vs $194,200 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson Creek	Palmyra
Population	3,367	2,042
Median age	34.7 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$94,552	$80,709
Median home value	$289,000	$194,200
Median gross rent	$1,161	$765
Housing units	1,165	868
Homeownership rate	77.3%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson Creek	Palmyra
Population	2,992 → 3,367 (+12.5%)	1,761 → 2,042 (+16.0%)
Median household income	$85,806 → $94,552 (+10.2%)	$52,426 → $80,709 (+53.9%)
Median home value	$202,200 → $289,000 (+42.9%)	$156,000 → $194,200 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$994 → $1,161 (+16.8%)	$725 → $765 (+5.5%)

Johnson Creek

Population

2,9923,367

Median household income

$85,806$94,552

Median home value

$202,200$289,000

Median gross rent

$994$1,161

Palmyra

Population

1,7612,042

Median household income

$52,426$80,709

Median home value

$156,000$194,200

Median gross rent

$725$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnson Creek	Palmyra
Under 5	7.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	16.6%	11.6%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.5%
35 to 44	14.8%	22.3%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	10.4%
65 to 74	7.6%	6.2%
75 and over	3.1%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson Creek	Palmyra
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	87.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson Creek	Palmyra
No high school diploma	6.3%	9.7%
High school graduate	33.1%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson Creek	Palmyra
Drove alone	75.8%	71.1%
Carpooled	14.4%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	12.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	2.8%
Other means	2.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson Creek	Palmyra
1-unit, detached	59.1%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	19.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Johnson Creek	Palmyra
Poverty rate	3.4%	11.3%
Average household size	2.87	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	2002	1965