Palmyra is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,735 people and three associated neighborhoods, Palmyra is the 165th largest community in Pennsylvania.Palmyra is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Palmyra is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Palmyra who work in office and administrative support (18.64%), sales jobs (10.13%), and food service (8.89%). Of important note, Palmyra is also a borough of artists. Palmyra has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Palmyra’s character. 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 19.82% 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. As is often the case in a small borough, Palmyra doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Palmyra citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.50% of adults in Palmyra have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Palmyra in 2022 was $36,934, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,736 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 13.89% 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 Tagalog.
