Palmyra vs Sullivan

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

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

Palmyra has the higher population (2,042 vs 711 in Sullivan). Sullivan has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $80,709 in Palmyra). Sullivan has the higher median home value ($244,500 vs $194,200 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Palmyra	Sullivan
Population	2,042	711
Median age	37.4 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$80,709	$82,500
Median home value	$194,200	$244,500
Median gross rent	$765	$1,055
Housing units	868	276
Homeownership rate	66.1%	47.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmyra	Sullivan
Population	1,761 → 2,042 (+16.0%)	686 → 711 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$52,426 → $80,709 (+53.9%)	$59,375 → $82,500 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$156,000 → $194,200 (+24.5%)	$183,300 → $244,500 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $765 (+5.5%)	$857 → $1,055 (+23.1%)

Palmyra

Population

1,7612,042

Median household income

$52,426$80,709

Median home value

$156,000$194,200

Median gross rent

$725$765

Sullivan

Population

686711

Median household income

$59,375$82,500

Median home value

$183,300$244,500

Median gross rent

$857$1,055

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmyra	Sullivan
Under 5	4.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.1%	18.7%
18 to 24	11.6%	10.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.4%
35 to 44	22.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	15.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	15.2%
65 to 74	6.2%	11.3%
75 and over	7.4%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmyra	Sullivan
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmyra	Sullivan
No high school diploma	9.7%	5.9%
High school graduate	48.5%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmyra	Sullivan
Drove alone	71.1%	76.1%
Carpooled	12.7%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.4%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	15.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmyra	Sullivan
1-unit, detached	64.6%	51.4%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	19.9%
5 to 19 units	19.6%	18.5%
20 or more units	2.2%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palmyra	Sullivan
Poverty rate	11.3%	23.0%
Average household size	2.52	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1965	1976