Palmyra Town, New York Population

Overview

7,434

Total Population

43.9

Median age

51.49%

Female population %

94.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

229

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Palmyra town is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palmyra town's population under 18 was 17.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palmyra town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palmyra town, 14.90% were under the age of 15, 17.61% aged 15 to 29, 45.31% aged 30 to 64, 19.45% aged 65 to 84, and 2.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 222 more females than males in Palmyra town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.49% females and 48.51% males in Palmyra Town, New York.
The Palmyra Town, New York gender ratio is 94.2:100 i.e. 94.2 men to 100 women (0.942).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 313.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 338.

Palmyra town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Palmyra town population: 95.18% are White, 0.35% are Black or African American, 2.17% are Asian, 0.69% are some other race and 1.61% are multiracial.
Palmyra town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 229 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,205 (96.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palmyra town is White with a population of 7,076 (95.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,946 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Palmyra town's population increased by 259 (3.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palmyra town's population decreased by 558 (7.02%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,360.