Palmyra Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,245

Total Population

48.0

Median age

52.85%

Female population %

89.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

50.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

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 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palmyra town's population under 18 was 19.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palmyra town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palmyra town, 11.89% were under the age of 15, 17.91% aged 15 to 29, 48.76% aged 30 to 64, 20.96% aged 65 to 84, and 0.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 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 52.85% females and 47.15% males in Palmyra Town, Wisconsin.
The Palmyra Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 89.2:100 i.e. 89.2 men to 100 women (0.892).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 77.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 103.

Palmyra town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Palmyra town population: 97.43% are White, 2.09% are some other race and 0.48% are multiracial.
Palmyra town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,135 (91.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palmyra town is White with a population of 1,213 (97.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,221 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Palmyra town's population increased by 37 (3.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palmyra town's population increased by 42 (3.56%), 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 2000 at 1,142.