Palmyra

Population: 3,620
Median household income: $69,211
Median home value: $165,000

Palmyra, a community in Marion County, Missouri, has 3,620 residents. At $69,211, its median household income sits above Marion County's $63,908.

From 2019 to 2023, Palmyra's population held roughly steady from 3,612 to 3,620, while its median home value rose 42.5% from $115,800 to $165,000.

69.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1966.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,620
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $69,211
Median home value: $165,000
Median gross rent: $852
Housing units: 1,648
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6123,620

Median household income

$46,215$69,211

Median home value

$115,800$165,000

Median gross rent

$531$852

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,612	$46,215	$115,800	$531
2020	3,606	$51,736	$116,800	$636
2021	3,620	$55,257	$117,800	$618
2022	3,613	$60,694	$148,200	$713
2023	3,620	$69,211	$165,000	$852

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	242	6.7%
5 to 17	604	16.7%
18 to 24	240	6.6%
25 to 34	535	14.8%
35 to 44	566	15.6%
45 to 54	430	11.9%
55 to 64	327	9.0%
65 to 74	371	10.2%
75 and over	305	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,173	87.7%
Black or African American	149	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	48	1.3%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	228	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	145	5.7%
High school graduate	989	39.0%
Some college or associate's	693	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	490	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	217	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,442	81.7%
Carpooled	101	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	70	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	141	8.0%
Other means	12	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	520	32.0%
15 to 29 min	785	48.3%
30 to 44 min	268	16.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	52	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 10.1% (351 of 3,480)

	Count	Share
Family households	951	67.5%
Nonfamily households	457	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,408	85.4%
Vacant	240	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,019	72.4%
Renter-occupied	389	27.6%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units15.6%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,141	69.2%
1-unit, attached	60	3.6%
2 to 4 units	257	15.6%
5 to 19 units	81	4.9%
20 or more units	22	1.3%
Mobile home & other	87	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2956036
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7978, -91.5265