Palmyra, New Jersey demographics

Palmyra, NJ demographics: median age 44.1; 32.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Palmyra borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3455800. The survey estimates a population of 7,485 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Palmyra is 44.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.5 years. There are 3,287 households (±183). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	44.1 ±3.5	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,485
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	1,274 ±267	17.0% ±3.6 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,609 ±255	21.5% ±3.4 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	3,189 ±365	42.6% ±4.9 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	1,413 ±207	18.9% ±2.8 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,485
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	3,753 ±225	50.1% ±3.0 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	3,732 ±224	49.9% ±3.0 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,485
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	4,737 ±516	63.3% ±6.9 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	891 ±249	11.9% ±3.3 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	46 ±77 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	305 ±194 · low precision	4.1% ±2.6 pp · low precision	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	724 ±441 · low precision	9.7% ±5.9 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	782 ±270	10.4% ±3.6 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,485
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,472 ±455	86.5% ±6.1 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,013 ±455	13.5% ±6.1 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,035 ±179	31.5% ±5.2 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	185 ±79	5.6% ±2.4 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	613 ±151	18.6% ±4.5 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,090 ±170	33.2% ±4.8 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	364 ±109	11.1% ±3.3 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	713 ±108	21.7% ±3.1 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,574 ±212	78.3% ±4.8 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,090 ±170	33.2% ±4.8 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,186 ±184	36.1% ±5.2 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	511 ±141	15.5% ±4.2 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	294 ±100	8.9% ±3.0 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	162 ±80	4.9% ±2.4 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	25 ±35 · low precision	0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	19 ±29 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,485
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	7,029 ±177	93.9% ±2.3 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	456 ±171	6.1% ±2.3 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,299
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	6,339 ±424	86.8% ±5.6 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	707 ±446 · low precision	9.7% ±6.1 pp · low precision	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	20 ±31 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	19 ±35 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	32 ±31 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	26 ±36 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	6 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	83 ±71 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	54 ±48 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	13 ±20 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,587
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	312 ±134	5.6% ±2.4 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,752 ±215	31.4% ±3.5 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,087 ±226	19.5% ±3.9 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	625 ±147	11.2% ±2.6 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,337 ±220	23.9% ±3.7 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	474 ±134	8.5% ±2.4 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,431
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	6,656 ±301	89.6% ±4.0 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	380 ±252 · low precision	5.1% ±3.4 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	201 ±94	2.7% ±1.3 pp	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	194 ±123 · low precision	2.6% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.3% of Palmyra residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 94.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Palmyra	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.3% ±2.7 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.6% ±3.5 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±1.5 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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