With 3,287 people, Palmyra is a city in New York. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $129,700. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 35.3, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,983, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 10%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Palmyra
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$166,565 → $129,700(−22%)US over the same years: +67%
White share97.8% → 92.8%(−5.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.1% → 25.5%(+5.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Palmyra's population equals 3.6% of Wayne County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 2.1% of the county's.
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46%(46)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War24%(24)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 100 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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Over time
Palmyra, decade by decade
Palmyra population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,566
$64,408
$166,565
20.1%
5.3
2000
3,490
$70,245
$143,729
19.3%
7.9
2010
3,536
$66,158
$127,026
19.4%
10.1
2020
3,305
$69,995
$131,749
28.1%
26.8
2024
3,287
$64,983
$129,700
25.5%
17.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
