Overview
7,429
Total Population
40.9
Median age
51.27%
Female population %
95:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
41.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
463
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Palmyra's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Palmyra is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Palmyra's population under 18 was 18.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Palmyra's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Palmyra, 14.74% were under the age of 15, 21.36% aged 15 to 29, 49.40% aged 30 to 64, 13.58% aged 65 to 84, and 0.92% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 189 more females than males in Palmyra:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.27% females and 48.73% males in Palmyra, NJ.
- The Palmyra, NJ gender ratio is 95:100 i.e. 95 men to 100 women (0.950).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 368.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 460.
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Race / Ethnicity
Palmyra's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Palmyra population: 70.17% are White, 18.52% are Black or African American, 1.70% are Asian, 3.50% are some other race and 6.11% are multiracial.
- Palmyra's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
- By ethnicity, 463 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,966 (93.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Palmyra is White with a population of 5,213 (70.17% of the total population).
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Year by year
Palmyra's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 7,634 in the year 2004
- From 2000 to 2010, Palmyra's population increased by 222 (3.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Palmyra's population increased by 53 (0.72%), 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 2019 at 7,149.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)