CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Palmyra

Missouri · 3,337 residents · 3.10 sq mi

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Palmyra is a city of 3,337 people in Missouri. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $41,500. Median rent is $248 a month. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 20%. Median household income is $21,019, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,337

−4%vs 2000

vs 3,467 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.10 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(232)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(322)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(206)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(214)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(173)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(490)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(492)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.1%(205)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(274)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(309)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(246)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.2%(174)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,019

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,284 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,354

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,625 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,500

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$248

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $313 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.6%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.7% in 2000

29.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(3,319)

Black2.6%(90)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(21)

Asian0.3%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(3,220)

Black3%(101)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(7)

Asian0.3%(9)

Other0.2%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(94)

Spaniard0.5%(17)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Fijian0.3%(10)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(2)

Ancestry

German31.3%(1,133)

English11.7%(425)

Irish10.9%(396)

American6%(216)

Welsh2.5%(92)

French1.9%(70)

Scottish1.6%(57)

Norwegian1.3%(46)

Swedish1.3%(46)

Hungarian1%(37)

Dutch1%(36)

Polish0.7%(25)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.6%(21)

Croatian0.3%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.3%(422)

Married52%(802)

Widowed3.6%(56)

Divorced17%(263)

Women 15+

Never married18.6%(238)

Married48.6%(621)

Widowed10.1%(129)

Divorced22.7%(290)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.8%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 58.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 73.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.7%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)41.8%(132)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(39)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(108)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 316 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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