Palmyra, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,997 (All urban)

Palmyra, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,363 (3,200 occupied: 1,847 owner occupied, 1,353 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1808 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $525 (lower quartile is $441, upper quartile is $632)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $485

Median gross rent in Palmyra, PA in 2007: $603

Housing units in Palmyra with a mortgage: 1,003 (124 second mortgage, 211 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 596

Palmyra,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,203 (it was $93,200 in 2000)

Palmyra:	$138,203
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,537 - $192,666

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $193,472
Here: $193,472
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $106,463
Here: $106,463
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $92,907
Here: $92,907
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $214,292
Here: $214,292
State: $204,155

Mobile homes: $61,098
Here: $61,098
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,051

In family households: 5,639 (1,530 male householders, 388 female householders)
1,578 spouses, 1,876 children (1,749 natural, 28 adopted, 99 stepchildren), 78 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 37 other relatives, 98 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,412 (497 male householders (414 living alone)), 768 female householders (700 living alone)), 147 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 45 (37 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 966 2-persons, 481 3-persons, 308 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,114 1-person, 142 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

1,050 married couples with children.
400 single-parent households (79 men, 321 women).

95.6% of residents of Palmyra speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 188 (2.6%)
(55.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palmyra, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 150 5 rooms: 364 6 rooms: 557 7 rooms: 404 8 rooms: 206 9 or more rooms: 143

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmyra, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 25 2 rooms: 67 3 rooms: 327 4 rooms: 392 5 rooms: 260 6 rooms: 204 7 rooms: 43 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 171
1990 to 1994: 161
1980 to 1989: 198
1970 to 1979: 310
1960 to 1969: 320
1950 to 1959: 673
1940 to 1949: 387
1939 or earlier: 1,134

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palmyra:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 48 2 bedrooms: 373 3 bedrooms: 1,109 4 bedrooms: 270 5 or more bedrooms: 47

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmyra:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 501 2 bedrooms: 485 3 bedrooms: 312 4 bedrooms: 22 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Palmyra in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 45 1 vehicle: 583 2 vehicles: 794 3 vehicles: 340 4 vehicles: 68 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Palmyra in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 234 1 vehicle: 665 2 vehicles: 387 3 vehicles: 42 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 25

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Palmyra, PA:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 19
$60,000 to $69,999: 28
$70,000 to $79,999: 42
$80,000 to $89,999: 58
$90,000 to $99,999: 114
$100,000 to $124,999: 392
$125,000 to $149,999: 456
$150,000 to $174,999: 176
$175,000 to $199,999: 179
$200,000 to $249,999: 223
$250,000 to $299,999: 67
$300,000 to $399,999: 32
$400,000 to $499,999: 6
$500,000 to $749,999: 16
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Palmyra rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Palmyra:

Less than $100: 12 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 10
$200 to $249: 26
$250 to $299: 33
$300 to $349: 31
$350 to $399: 51
$400 to $449: 107
$450 to $499: 272
$500 to $549: 190
$550 to $599: 142
$600 to $649: 103
$650 to $699: 60
$700 to $749: 61
$750 to $799: 64
$800 to $899: 76
$900 to $999: 40
$1,000 to $1,249: 22
$1,250 to $1,499: 3
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 27

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 32 1990 to 1994: 35 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 42 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 46

Palmyra, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 34.2%
Number of people working at home: 68 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 133
5 to 9 minutes: 443
10 to 14 minutes: 601
15 to 19 minutes: 652
20 to 24 minutes: 486
25 to 29 minutes: 378
30 to 34 minutes: 349
35 to 39 minutes: 119
40 to 44 minutes: 100
45 to 59 minutes: 118
60 to 89 minutes: 64
90 or more minutes: 18

Palmyra mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,909 (82%)
Carpooled: 351 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 136 (4%)
Other means: 51 (1%)
Worked at home: 68 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 201
$10,000 to $14,999: 257
$15,000 to $19,999: 125
$20,000 to $24,999: 251
$25,000 to $29,999: 225
$30,000 to $34,999: 315
$35,000 to $39,999: 229
$40,000 to $44,999: 197
$45,000 to $49,999: 249
$50,000 to $59,999: 354
$60,000 to $74,999: 339
$75,000 to $99,999: 279
$100,000 to $124,999: 89
$125,000 to $149,999: 36
$150,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 or more: 27

First ancestries reported:

German: 2476

United States or American: 571

Other groups: 416

Italian: 399

Irish: 356

English: 187

Pennsylvania German: 138

Scotch-Irish: 132

European: 97

French (except Basque): 92

Polish: 68

Scottish: 60

Slovak: 59

Dutch: 52

Norwegian: 28

Lithuanian: 27

Eastern European: 27

Austrian: 24

Ukrainian: 24

Yugoslavian: 24

Swiss: 22

Swedish: 21

British: 19

Hungarian: 17

Czechoslovakian: 17

Russian: 16

Greek: 14

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14

Haitian: 14

Welsh: 13

French Canadian: 12

Celtic: 11

Finnish: 10

Latvian: 9

Czech: 8

Armenian: 8

Croatian: 8

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (28%)
Vietnam (13%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (13%)
Germany (11%)
Korea (9%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Haiti (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6007
Northeast: 238
Midwest: 296
South: 249
West: 66

60% of Palmyra residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 39
9th grade: 46
10th grade: 77
11th grade: 34
12th grade, no diploma: 20
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,019
Less than 1 year of college: 127
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 208
Associate degree: 99
Bachelor's degree: 358
Master's degree: 117
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 27

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 66
9th grade: 46
10th grade: 106
11th grade: 78
12th grade, no diploma: 129
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,420
Less than 1 year of college: 130
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 145
Associate degree: 150
Bachelor's degree: 327
Master's degree: 93
Professional school degree: 20
Doctorate degree: 27

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,827
Black householders: $8,816
Asian householders: $121,345
Two or more races householders: $7,612
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,553

Palmyra household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Palmyra household income for Asian householders

Palmyra household income for Two or more races householders

Palmyra marital status for males

Palmyra marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $139,240
Asian householders: $166,822
Two or more races householders: $166,822

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,361
One, attached: 731
Two: 351
3 or 4: 418
5 to 9: 160
10 to 19: 42
20 to 49: 76
50 or more: 101
Mobile homes: 123

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,710

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Palmyra:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%) Utility gas (27%) Electricity (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%) Electricity (29%) Utility gas (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	3.0%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 44

Here:	11.3%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35

Here:	36.5%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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