Palmyra township, Knox County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 37.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,593 (13% urban, 87% rural)
| Males: 815 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 778 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,593 (1,439 owner occupied, 154 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Palmyra township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.73
| Palmyra township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Palmyra township: | $41,799 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,689 (it was $63,400 in 2000)
| : | $83,689 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Palmyra Township Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Palmyra township include: Indiana Church (A), Royal Oak Church (B), Upper Indiana Church (C), Welton Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fritchton Cemetery (1), Root Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Palmyra township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1490
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 171
- South: 51
- West: 31
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 597
- One, attached: 10
- Mobile homes: 74
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,400
Housing units in Palmyra township with a mortgage: 331 (30 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 92
- Construction (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Palmyra township:
- German (30.9%)
- United States or American (22.2%)
- English (10.4%)
- European (10.4%)
- Irish (7.3%)
- French (except Basque) (4.3%)
- Dutch (3.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 902 (89%)
- Carpooled: 55 (5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (1%)
- Walked: 17 (2%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 26 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.8% of residents of Palmyra township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 76% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,764- In family households: 1,638 (479 male householders, 63 female householders)
476 spouses, 578 children (460 natural, 21 adopted, 97 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 126 (51 male householders (48 living alone)), 68 female householders (68 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 236 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 134 4-persons, 44 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 116 1-person, 3 3-persons,
374 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (8 men, 30 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
| Here: | 18.9% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |