Palmyra, IN Population

Overview

1,423

Total Population

33.1

Median age

57.62%

Female population %

73.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

79.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Palmyra's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Palmyra is 33.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palmyra's population under 18 was 31.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palmyra's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palmyra, 29.30% were under the age of 15, 17.78% aged 15 to 29, 38.09% aged 30 to 64, 14.20% aged 65 to 84, and 0.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 217 more females than males in Palmyra:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.62% females and 42.38% males in Palmyra, IN.
The Palmyra, IN gender ratio is 73.5:100 i.e. 73.5 men to 100 women (0.735).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 101.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 149.

Palmyra's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Palmyra population: 98.74% are White, 0.21% are Black or African American, 0.56% are some other race and 0.49% are multiracial.
Palmyra's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,417 (99.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palmyra is White with a population of 1,405 (98.74% of the total population).

Palmyra's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 957 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Palmyra's population increased by 182 (24.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palmyra's population decreased by 35 (3.74%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Palmyra's population was lowest in year 2001 at 748.