With 2,195 people, Palmyra is a city in Wisconsin. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $213,100. Renters pay $775 a month at the median. Growth has run 24% since 2000, or 429 more people.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $86,058, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Palmyra
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate4.9% → 11.4%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants63.5% → 69.9%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.0% → 21.0%(+10.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)14.5%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.5%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.6%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 62 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
1,539
$68,803
$129,364
11.0%
11.6
2000
1,766
$82,924
$198,925
9.4%
18.4
2010
1,781
$78,276
$222,547
12.8%
26.6
2020
1,719
$77,173
$202,774
12.9%
27.9
2024
2,195
$86,058
$213,100
21.0%
37.5
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.
