Living in Palmyra Area School District, Pennsylvania

Overview

A total of 9,851 households are located in Palmyra Area School District area. Among them, 2,771 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.93 people. The total number of children in the region is 6,833 and 4,905 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (247) of residents are non-citizens and 7% (1,644) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Palmyra Area School District, Pennsylvania
Household	9,851
Population	23,928
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,771 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,833
Total Students	4,905
Pre-Kindergarten	394
Kindergarten	307
Grade 1-8	2,234
Grade 9-12	1,027
College/Graduate School	943
Veterans	18,839
Non-citizen	247
Non-English Home Language	1,644
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

19,468 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,116 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,079 people are in civilian labor force and 37 are in armed labor force. 12,566 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Palmyra Area School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,327	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,787	87.51%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	838	6.80%
Public transportation	98	0.80%
Walked	180	1.46%
Other method	51	0.41%
Worked from home	373	3.03%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,566	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,585	36.49%
Service	2,534	20.17%
Sales and office	2,832	22.54%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	823	6.55%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,792	14.26%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,566	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	109	0.87%
Construction	580	4.62%
Manufacturing	1,287	10.24%
Wholesale trade	294	2.34%
Retail trade	1,428	11.36%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,075	8.55%
Information	72	0.57%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	607	4.83%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,270	10.11%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,535	28.13%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,222	9.72%
Other services, except public administration	627	4.99%
Public administration	460	3.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,566	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,407	82.82%
Government workers	1,216	9.68%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	943	7.50%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $81,869 for the 9,851 households in Palmyra Area School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $36,458. 22,844 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.60%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,851	-
Less than $10,000	297	3.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	279	2.83%
$15,000 - $24,999	833	8.46%
$25,000 - $34,999	842	8.55%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,308	13.28%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,017	20.48%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,530	15.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,512	15.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	807	8.19%
More than $200,000	426	4.32%
Median Household Income	$65,658	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$81,869	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,811	-
Less than $10,000	161	2.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	87	1.28%
$15,000 - $24,999	286	4.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	358	5.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	607	8.91%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,463	21.48%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,297	19.04%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,358	19.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	775	11.38%
More than $200,000	419	6.15%

Median Family Income	$82,630	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$97,663	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,458	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,422	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,422	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	23,896	-
With health insurance coverage	22,844	95.60%
Public coverage	8,510	35.61%
Private health insurance	19,256	80.58%
Without health insurance coverage	1,052	4.40%

Housing

There are 10,522 housing units in Palmyra Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 9,851 units (93.62%) occupied. 6,980 houses (70.86%) are occupied by owner and 2,871 houses (29.14%) are rented. The average housing value is $206,300 and the average rental cost is $985. 514 houses (4.89%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,839 houses (17.48%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,522	-
Occupied	9,851	93.62%
Owner Occupied	6,980	70.86%
Renter Occupied	2,871	29.14%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,191	58.84%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,138	20.32%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,710	16.25%
Mobile Homes	483	4.59%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,522	-
Built 2014 or later	514	4.89%
Built 2010 - 2013	283	2.69%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,397	13.28%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,490	14.16%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,339	12.73%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,380	13.12%
Built 1960 - 1969	995	9.46%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,285	12.21%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,839	17.48%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,522	-
1 room	205	1.95%
2 rooms	132	1.25%
3 rooms	549	5.22%
4 rooms	1,460	13.88%
5 rooms	1,653	15.71%
6 rooms	2,314	21.99%
7 rooms	1,326	12.60%
8 rooms	1,311	12.46%
9 rooms or more	1,572	14.94%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,522	-
no bedroom	226	2.15%
1 bedroom	750	7.13%
2 bedrooms	2,560	24.33%
3 bedrooms	4,707	44.73%
4 bedrooms	1,915	18.20%
5 bedrooms or more	364	3.46%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,980	-
Less than $50,000	287	4.11%
$50,000 - $99,999	292	4.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,026	14.70%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,712	24.53%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,659	38.09%
$300,000 - $499,999	914	13.09%
$500,000 - $999,999	77	1.10%
$1,000,000 or more	13	0.19%
Median House Value	$206,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,743	-
Less than $500	110	4.01%
$500 - $999	1,288	46.96%
$1,000 - $1,499	986	35.95%
$1,500 - $1,999	267	9.73%
$2,000 - $2,499	66	2.41%
$2,500 - $2,999	26	0.95%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$985	-

Demographic

A total of 24,161 people lives in Palmyra Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 11,894 male and 12,267 female. The males to female ratio is 49.23 to 50.77. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	24,161	-
Male	11,894	49.23%
Female	12,267	50.77%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,161	-
Under 5 years	1,570	6.50%
5 - 9 years	1,328	5.50%
10 - 14 years	1,518	6.28%
15 - 19 years	1,154	4.78%
20 - 24 years	1,411	5.84%
25 - 34 years	2,534	10.49%
35 - 44 years	3,066	12.69%
45 - 54 years	3,030	12.54%
55 - 59 years	1,603	6.63%
60 - 64 years	1,737	7.19%
65 - 74 years	2,852	11.80%
75 - 84 years	1,580	6.54%
85 years and older	778	3.22%
Median Age	43.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,161	-
One Race	23,896	98.90%
White	22,395	92.69%
Black or African American	116	0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	735	3.04%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	650	2.69%

Two or more races	265	1.10%
White and Black or African American	98	0.41%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	90	0.37%
White and Asian	58	0.24%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Palmyra Area School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic