Palmyra is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,730 people and three associated neighborhoods, Palmyra is the 165th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Palmyra is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Palmyra is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Palmyra who work in office and administrative support (18.67%), sales jobs (11.71%), and food service (8.73%). Also of interest is that Palmyra has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Palmyra telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.88% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Palmyra are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.13% of adults in Palmyra having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Palmyra in 2022 was $32,989, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,956 for a family of four. However, Palmyra contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Palmyra is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Palmyra home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palmyra residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Palmyra also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.56% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Palmyra include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Palmyra is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
