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Palmyra, NJ
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Palmyra profile


Living in Palmyra



Palmyra is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 7,470 people and three associated neighborhoods, Palmyra is the 253rd largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Palmyra was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Also of interest is that Palmyra has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.15% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Palmyra citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.27% of adults in Palmyra have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Palmyra in 2022 was $44,593, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,372 for a family of four. However, Palmyra contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Palmyra is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Palmyra home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palmyra residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Palmyra include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Palmyra is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.