Demographics

People

Total Population1,737
Male Share of the Population46.9%
Female Share of the Population53.1%
Senior Citizens18.4%
Employed Population 16+901
Age of the Population41

Families

% of people married51.9%
Average household size2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher13.5%
Median Earnings25+$32,434
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$17,500
Median Earnings With High School Degree$37,026

Wealth

Median Family Income$63,992
% Above Poverty Level92.2%
% Below Poverty Level7.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time27 minutes
% Working from Home3.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work2.1%
% Using Public Transportation%

Housing

People Living Alone29.6%
Median Gross Rent$714
Median House Value$155,500

Ancestry

German47.3%
Polish15.7%
Irish10.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)8.2%
Norwegian8%
English7.4%
Italian4.6%
French Except Basque4%
Dutch2.4%
Danishn2.3%
Swiss1.7%
Hungarian1.6%
Swedish1.4%
Scottish1.2%
Canadian1%
Finnish0.8%
US/American0.5%
African0.4%
Croatian0.3%
Austrian0.3%
Czech0.3%
Serbian0.2%
Slovak0.2%
Romanian0.2%
Lithuanian0.2%
Russian0.2%
Belgian0.2%
Portuguese0.2%
Welsh0.1%
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Palmyra Almanac

CategoryValue
CountyJefferson County
Standard Zip Codes53156
Phone Area Codes262
Time ZoneAmerica/Chicago
Approximate Latitude42.87
Approximate Longitude-88.58

Palmyra Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

  • Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
  • Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

StationWHITEWATER
Distance7.7 miles
Jan Temp8 to 25 F
Apr Temp35 to 56 F
Jul Temp60 to 82 F
Oct Temp38 to 60 F
Annual Precip33.3 inches
StationWAUKESHA
Distance20.3 miles
Jan Temp11 to 28 F
Apr Temp38 to 57 F
Jul Temp63 to 84 F
Oct Temp42 to 61 F
Annual Precip34.6 inches
StationLAKE MILLS
Distance22 miles
Jan Temp8 to 26 F
Apr Temp37 to 57 F
Jul Temp63 to 84 F
Oct Temp41 to 61 F
Annual Precip34.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPopulationMedian Family Income
Dousman2,411$82,500
Eagle2,069$85,625
East Troy4,330$78,292
North Prairie2,303$117,054
Sullivan711$66,250
Whitewater14,766$52,987

Palmyra Public Libraries

Powers Memorial Library
115 W. MAIN ST.
Palmyra, Wisconsin
(262) 495-4605

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Palmyra Public Schools

Palmyra Elementary
701 Maple St
ZIP: 53156
(262) 495-7103
Primary
Total Enrollment 282
Palmyra-eagle High
123 Burr Oak St
ZIP: 53156
(262) 495-7101
High
Total Enrollment 320
Palmyra-eagle Middle
123 Burr Oak St
ZIP: 53156
(262) 495-7101
Middle
Total Enrollment 132
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