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Population (year 2000): 1,766. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,763 (-0.2% change)
Males: 863 (48.9%), Females: 903 (51.1%)
Jefferson County
Zip code:
53156
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $45,521 (year 2000)
Median house value: $112,300 (year 2000)
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
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/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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Palmyra:
- ROCK CO (about 36 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; ID: MKE)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 51 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID:
ENW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palmyra:
- PALMYRA MUNI (about 1 miles; PALMYRA, WI; ID: 88C)
- GUTZMER'S TWIN OAKS (about 12 miles; WHITEWATER, WI;
ID: 5Y3)
- EAST TROY MUNI (about 17 miles; EAST TROY, WI; ID:
57C)
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; FT enrollment: 3,465)
- CARROLL COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT
enrollment: 2,332)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 45 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 18,994)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; CRYSTAL
LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
- MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI;
FT enrollment: 9,589)
- MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,048)
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)
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)
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