Palmyra

Population: 3,306
Median household income: $66,647
Median home value: $125,200

Located in Wayne County, New York, Palmyra is a community with a population of 3,306. At $66,647, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $73,914.

Between 2019 and 2023, Palmyra's population declined 1.4% from 3,354 to 3,306, while its median home value rose 25.6% from $99,700 to $125,200.

The typical home was built around 1943. 11.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,306
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,647
Median home value: $125,200
Median gross rent: $936
Housing units: 1,655
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3543,306

Median household income

$60,500$66,647

Median home value

$99,700$125,200

Median gross rent

$770$936

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,354	$60,500	$99,700	$770
2020	3,361	$57,750	$108,700	$707
2021	3,326	$65,521	$113,000	$806
2022	3,326	$72,976	$118,400	$833
2023	3,306	$66,647	$125,200	$936

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	222	6.7%
5 to 17	381	11.5%
18 to 24	474	14.3%
25 to 34	404	12.2%
35 to 44	374	11.3%
45 to 54	394	11.9%
55 to 64	467	14.1%
65 to 74	394	11.9%
75 and over	196	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,084	93.3%
Black or African American	65	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.2%
Two or more races	95	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	183	8.2%
High school graduate	637	28.6%
Some college or associate's	851	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	313	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	245	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,390	80.7%
Carpooled	170	9.9%
Public transit	7	0.4%
Walked	69	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	4.9%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	533	32.5%
15 to 29 min	640	39.1%
30 to 44 min	389	23.7%
45 to 59 min	45	2.7%
60+ min	31	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 11.1% (366 of 3,306)

	Count	Share
Family households	848	54.7%
Nonfamily households	703	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,551	93.7%
Vacant	104	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	839	54.1%
Renter-occupied	712	45.9%

1-unit, detached52.6%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units28.1%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	871	52.6%
1-unit, attached	25	1.5%
2 to 4 units	465	28.1%
5 to 19 units	258	15.6%
20 or more units	27	1.6%
Mobile home & other	9	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3656187
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0609, -77.2297