Moving to Palmyra, Wisconsin
Population: 1,766. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,763 (-0.2% change)
Males: 863 (48.9%), Females: 903 (51.1%)
Jefferson County
Zip code: 53156
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $45,521
Median house value: $112,300
Population by Race
Races in Palmyra:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
- Hispanic (6.5%)
- Other race (3.5%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (46.0%), Irish (10.3%), Polish (8.0%), English (7.9%), Norwegian (7.5%), United States (5.1%).
Elevation: 848 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Palmyra
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Palmyra village
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 55.8%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 12.3%
2.1% Foreign born (1.3% Latin America, 0.3% North America, 0.2% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +210 (+13.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Palmyra:
- AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (about 12 miles; ELKHORN, WI)
- OCONOMOWOC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OCONOMOWOC, WI)
- ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSP (about 18 miles; OCONOMOWOC, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Palmyra:
- ROCK CO (about 36 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 51 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palmyra:
- PALMYRA MUNI (about 1 miles; PALMYRA, WI; Abbreviation: 88C)
- GUTZMER’S TWIN OAKS (about 12 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Abbreviation: 5Y3)
- EAST TROY MUNI (about 17 miles; EAST TROY, WI; Abbreviation: 57C)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Palmyra:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 11 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
- CARROLL COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 45 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 18,994)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
- MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
- MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,048)
Schools
Public high school in Palmyra:
- PALMYRA-EAGLE HI (Students: 375; Location: 123 BURR OAK ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Palmyra:
- PALMYRA EL (Students: 293; Location: 701 MAPLE ST; Grades: PK – 06)
- PALMYRA-EAGLE MID (Students: 190; Location: 701 W MAPLE ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Palmyra:
- POWERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $117,976; Location: 115 W. MAIN ST.; 24,501 books; 1,147 audio materials; 1,551 video materials; 89 serial subscriptions)