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Palo Alto township, Jasper County, IA

4,245 Population
40.5 square miles 104.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Jasper County: 41.3 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,526 ±$5,548 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Jasper County: $39,394 ±$1,978
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,852 ±$9,321 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Jasper County: $71,311 ±$2,918
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.4% ±6.1% (560  ±193) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Jasper County: 8.3% † 2,999 (±1.2% / ±449)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.5 minutes ±2.3 (19,330  ±4,589) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Jasper County: 23.3 367,405 (±1.2 / ±22,449)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,219 ±204 Number of households
  • Jasper County: 15,010 ±265
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.5 (2,869  ±420) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Jasper County: 2.4 36,056 (±0 / ±118)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.1% ±4.5% (23  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jasper County: 4.4% † 333 (±1.6% / ±118)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,289 ±214 Number of housing units
  • Jasper County: 16,249 ±59
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$248,300 ±$34,949 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Jasper County: $186,300 ±$10,145
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

25.5% ±5.4% (1,074  ±250.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Jasper County: 11.6% † 4,359 (±1.5% / ±546.1)
  • about double the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.8% ±4% (2,863  ±343.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Jasper County: 94% 25,134 (±3.4% / ±919.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.1% ±3.7% (487  ±131.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Jasper County: 20% 5,350 (±1.6% / ±436.9)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.6% ±4.1% (409  ±179) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Jasper County: 2.8% 1,053
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.7% ±3% (313  ±111) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jasper County: 7.7% † 2,261 (±0.8% / ±244)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
313 Total veterans ±111 299 Male ±108 14 Female ±21

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