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37142

Palmyra, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,506
Median household income
$59,083
People below poverty
23%
Median home value
$267,400

Income

The median income of households in 37142 was $59,083. An estimated 7.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.6
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 4.1
$25,000 to $34,999 19
$35,000 to $49,999 12.6
$50,000 to $74,999 12.9
$75,000 to $99,999 5.9
$100,000 to $149,999 20.8
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 or more 17.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 73667
Female 62744

An estimated 61.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 34.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,536. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 61.2
Social Security 44.3
Retirement income 34.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.9
Cash public assistance income 3.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 23 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 26.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 23
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 26.8

In 2020-2024, 5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 57.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 100% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37142 in 2020-2024, 90.2% had health insurance coverage and 9.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76% and public coverage was 34.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 23%.


In 2020-2024, 37142 had a total population of 1,506 - 770 (51.1%) females and 736 (48.9%) males. The median age was 57.9 years. An estimated 9.2% of the population was under 18 years, 24.3% was 19 to 44 years, 33.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 29.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37142 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 1
5 to 9 55 15
10 to 14 28 27
15 to 19 25 29
20 to 24 29 12
25 to 29 50 29
30 to 34 93 95
35 to 39 15 27
40 to 44 16 0
45 to 49 0 77
50 to 54 60 41
55 to 59 52 45
60 to 64 121 116
65 to 69 82 82
70 to 74 58 63
75 to 79 20 51
80 to 84 16 17
85 and over 16 43

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.2% were White; 1.2% were Black or African American; 23% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.3% were Asian; 0.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 37142 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.2% of the people in 37142 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 659 households in 37142. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Married-couple households made up 51% of the households in 37142 while cohabiting couple households made up 23.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 15% of all households, while 10.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 15% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.7% of all households.

In 37142, 13.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 44.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51
Cohabiting Couples 23.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
15

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.1% of males and 49.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.2 12
Now married, except separated 51.1 49.7
Separated 0 0
Widowed 7.2 7.3
Divorced 11.5 31.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37142, 68 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 42.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.7% of the people living in 37142 were U.S. natives. 55.1% of the 37142 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.3% of 37142 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37142 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 37142.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 68.6
Europe 31.4
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37142 in 2020-2024, 5.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.1% of people at least five years old; 0.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 3.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.6
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 37142 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.6
Different house, same county 0.6
Different county, same state 4.7
Different state 4
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37142 was 166 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 15 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 111. College or graduate school enrollment was 40.

Educational Attainment of People in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.2
High school diploma or equivalency 39.8
Some college, no degree 21.2
Associate's degree 6.8
Bachelor's degree 14.1
Graduate or professional degree 10

Disability

In 37142, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 20.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37142, 48.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 67.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 456 67.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 135 20.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 81 12.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37142 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.8
Construction 23.5
Manufacturing 2.5
Wholesale trade 2.8
Retail trade 13.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.8
Other Services, except public administration 9.2
Public administration 2.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37142 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 293 43.6
Service occupations 24 3.6
Sales and office occupations 190 28.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 103 15.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 62 9.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 88.5% of 37142 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 36.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 88.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 6.4

In 2020-2024, 37142 had a total of 754 housing units. Of these housing units, 67.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 32.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 67.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 32.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

13.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37142 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 88.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37142 had 659 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 95 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 90.4% while renters occupied 9.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.14 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.75.

2.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0% and another 47.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37142:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 10
Electricity 84.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 5.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37142 was $267,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 35.1 % had a mortgage. 64.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,171 and for owners without a mortgage it was $449.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37142 was $1,183. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.