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Fairfield township, Palo Alto County, IA

283 Population
35.4 square miles 8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.9 ±4.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Palo Alto County: 41.9 ±0.8
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$45,906 ±$13,018 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Palo Alto County: $37,828 ±$2,588
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$88,750 ±$55,046 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Palo Alto County: $72,781 † ±$7,482
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

1.8% ±2.7% (5  ±8) Persons below poverty line
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Palo Alto County: 11.6% † 989 (±2.7% / ±230)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.3 minutes ±6.1 (2,830  ±1,488) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Palo Alto County: 17.2 † 74,950 (±1.7 / ±8,532)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

100 ±35 Number of households
  • Palo Alto County: 3,782 ±136
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±1 (283  ±137) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Palo Alto County: 2.3 8,536 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

12.3% ±11.2% (7  ±8) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Palo Alto County: 5.7% † 99 (±2.4% / ±42)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

136 ±61 Number of housing units
  • Palo Alto County: 4,535 ±40
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

1.8% ±5.5% (5  ±15.3) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Palo Alto County: 10.7% † 932 (±2.7% / ±238.8)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.6% ±49.1% (152  ±48.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Palo Alto County: 93.3% 5,646 (±5.5% / ±341)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
44% ±12.5% (70  ±34.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Palo Alto County: 19% † 1,150 (±2.3% / ±137.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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

N/A Foreign-born population

3.5% ±3.8% (6  ±7) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Palo Alto County: 7.4% † 507 (±1.6% / ±107)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
6 Total veterans ±7 6 Male ±7 N/A Female ±10

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