Palmyra is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,275 people and three associated neighborhoods, Palmyra is the 440th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Palmyra was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages 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 village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Palmyra who work in office and administrative support (13.38%), healthcare suport services (11.35%), and sales jobs (9.71%). In terms of college education, Palmyra is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.03% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Palmyra in 2022 was $41,971, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $167,884 for a family of four. However, Palmyra contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Palmyra include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Palmyra is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
