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Population (year 2000): 7,091. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,641 (+7.8% change)
Males: 3,421 (48.2%), Females: 3,670 (51.8%)
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $51,150 (year 2000)
Median house value: $110,500 (year 2000)
Races in Palmyra:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.6%)
- Black (14.3%)
- Hispanic (3.2%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (27.5%), German (25.9%),
Italian (13.3%), English (13.1%), Polish (7.5%), French (3.3%).
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Palmyra
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Palmyra borough
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 49.1%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 12.4%
4.1% Foreign born (1.9% Europe, 1.3% Latin
America, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Palmyra:
- NAZARETH HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- FRIENDS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- FRANKFORD HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Palmyra:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 18 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 24 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID:
TTN)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 31 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palmyra:
- NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA,
PA; ID: PNE)
- TOTAL RF (about 8 miles; BENSALEM, PA; ID: 00A)
- PENN'S LANDING (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID:
P72)
Amtrak stations near Palmyra:
- 9 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N.
BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 12 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
- 19 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Palmyra:
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 8 miles; CAMDEN,
NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,132)
- TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
FT enrollment: 23,007)
- LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA,
PA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
- MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
- PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,714)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 11 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,794)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 11 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
Public high school in Palmyra:
- PALMYRA HIGH (Students: 604; Location: 5TH &
WEART BOULEVARD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Palmyra:
- CHARLES ST (Students: 485; Location: 100 W.
CHARLES STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- DELAWARE AVE (Students: 48; Location: 301
DELAWARE AVENUE; Grades: PK - PK)
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