Palmyra vs Waterloo

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

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

Waterloo has the higher population (3,542 vs 2,042 in Palmyra). Palmyra has the higher median household income ($80,709 vs $78,103 in Waterloo). Waterloo has the higher median home value ($219,100 vs $194,200 in Palmyra).

Population, income & housing

	Palmyra	Waterloo
Population	2,042	3,542
Median age	37.4 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,709	$78,103
Median home value	$194,200	$219,100
Median gross rent	$765	$974
Housing units	868	1,620
Homeownership rate	66.1%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmyra	Waterloo
Population	1,761 → 2,042 (+16.0%)	3,337 → 3,542 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$52,426 → $80,709 (+53.9%)	$75,438 → $78,103 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$156,000 → $194,200 (+24.5%)	$161,500 → $219,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $765 (+5.5%)	$753 → $974 (+29.3%)

Palmyra

Population

1,7612,042

Median household income

$52,426$80,709

Median home value

$156,000$194,200

Median gross rent

$725$765

Waterloo

Population

3,3373,542

Median household income

$75,438$78,103

Median home value

$161,500$219,100

Median gross rent

$753$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmyra	Waterloo
Under 5	4.3%	3.9%
5 to 17	15.1%	16.4%
18 to 24	11.6%	9.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	22.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.4%	15.9%
65 to 74	6.2%	8.9%
75 and over	7.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmyra	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	78.7%
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	1.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmyra	Waterloo
No high school diploma	9.7%	9.6%
High school graduate	48.5%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmyra	Waterloo
Drove alone	71.1%	80.9%
Carpooled	12.7%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	2.8%	14.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmyra	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	64.6%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	19.6%	12.2%
20 or more units	2.2%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Palmyra	Waterloo
Poverty rate	11.3%	16.1%
Average household size	2.52	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1965	1965