ZIP 53156 · Palmyra
Who lives in ZIP code 53156 (Palmyra, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Palmyra, WI · Jefferson County
uszips 2026
People3,232
Median age39.3
Household income$85,313
Home value$238,118
Median rent$778/mo
Poverty9.0%
College degree+26.5%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI (micro)
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 41 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,306
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.4% are 65 or older; 80.7% are adults.
Household income
43.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,697.
Education (adults 25+)
35.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.5%
- Never married
- 37.6%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 3.17
- Dual-income families
- 65.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.2%
- Rent burden
- 20.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
- Self-employed
- 10.7%
- Farmers
- 2.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.5%
- Veterans
- 4.4%
- With a disability
- 12.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.