Demographics of Palmyra borough, New Jersey

Palmyra borough, New Jersey had 7,664 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +223 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Palmyra borough, in four figures

7,664
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,485 ±47.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +223 people.; 44.1 ±3.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,574 ±$6,925
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Palmyra borough, New Jersey's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Palmyra borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Palmyra borough, New Jersey's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Palmyra borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,441	100.0	100.0
2021	7,449	100.1	100.2
2022	7,499	100.8	100.7
2023	7,549	101.5	101.6
2024	7,617	102.4	102.5
2025	7,664	103.0	103.1

Population of Palmyra borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,441	—
2021	7,449	+8
2022	7,499	+50
2023	7,549	+50
2024	7,617	+68
2025	7,664	+47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±3.5: for men 41.5 ±5.1 and for women 48.0 ±5.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Palmyra borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	186 ±87	2.5% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,088 ±253	14.5% ±3.4	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	624 ±199	8.3% ±2.7	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,896 ±255	25.3% ±3.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,278 ±307	30.4% ±4.1	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,413 ±207	18.9% ±2.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,574 ±$6,925, and income per person $44,628 ±$3,119, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Palmyra borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	298 ±112	9.1% ±3.4	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	519 ±155	15.8% ±4.6	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	512 ±123	15.6% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	689 ±181	21.0% ±5.4	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	513 ±152	15.6% ±4.6	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	441 ±127	13.4% ±3.8	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	315 ±118	9.6% ±3.6	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Palmyra borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	763 ±243	10.2% ±3.2	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10 to 148	1.0% to 11.4%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	425 ±164	10.4% ±3.9	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	259 ±108	12.3% ±4.8	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Palmyra borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Palmyra borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	3,388 ±208	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.0% ±8.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.4% to 5.5%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.4% ±4.5	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.6% ±4.9	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$234,800 ±$13,136	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,696 ±$98	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±4	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Palmyra borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,013 ±455	13.5% ±6.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,694 ±522	62.7% ±7.0	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	862 ±248	11.5% ±3.3	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	111 to 499	1.5% to 6.7%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 113	0% to 1.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	568 ±257	7.6% ±3.4	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Palmyra borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	3,440 ±410	46.0% ±5.5	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,434 ±360	45.9% ±4.8	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	155 ±76	2.1% ±1.0	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	456 ±171	6.1% ±2.3	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	255 ±98	3.4% ±1.3	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	45 to 357	0.6% to 4.8%	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Palmyra borough among the places of New Jersey

221st of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Palmyra borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Heathcote CDP	7,717 ±1,248
Bloomingdale borough	7,716 ±17
Brigantine city	7,674 ±30
Berlin borough	7,539 ±20
Haddon Heights borough	7,516 ±23
Palmyra borough	7,485 ±47
Washington borough	7,334 ±27
Wharton borough	7,318 ±19
Emerson borough	7,305 ±21
Yorketown CDP	7,261 ±1,029
Rumson borough	7,241 ±20

Rankings this appears in

No. 11 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 25 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 73 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 88 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 97 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 144 Places in New Jersey by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026