Palmyra, IL Population

Overview

569

Total Population

47.3

Median age

53.43%

Female population %

87.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

61.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Palmyra's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Palmyra is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palmyra's population under 18 was 19.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palmyra's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palmyra, 11.42% were under the age of 15, 17.05% aged 15 to 29, 44.82% aged 30 to 64, 22.50% aged 65 to 84, and 4.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 more females than males in Palmyra:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.43% females and 46.57% males in Palmyra, IL.
The Palmyra, IL gender ratio is 87.2:100 i.e. 87.2 men to 100 women (0.872).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 41.

Palmyra's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Palmyra population: 98.95% are White and 1.05% are multiracial.
Palmyra's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 56 (98.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palmyra is White with a population of 563 (98.95% of the total population).

Palmyra's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 733 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Palmyra's population decreased by 35 (4.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palmyra's population decreased by 96 (13.75%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Palmyra's population was lowest in year 2022 at 594.