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Fern Valley township, Palo Alto County, IA

129 Population
36.2 square miles 3.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±24.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Palo Alto County: 41.5 ±0.8
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$86,919 ±$67,307 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in Palo Alto County: $35,518 ±$1,787
  • more than double the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$110,625 ±$36,258 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Palo Alto County: $68,963 ±$5,798
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

N/A Persons below poverty line

11.6 minutes ±2.2 (1,010  ±432) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Palo Alto County: 17.7 † 75,665 (±1.8 / ±8,709)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

51 ±17 Number of households
  • Palo Alto County: 3,739 ±115
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.5 ±0.4 (129  ±47) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Palo Alto County: 2.3 8,579 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

14.3% ±19.6% (4  ±6) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Palo Alto County: 6.1% † 106 (±2.8% / ±48)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

55 ±17 Number of housing units
  • Palo Alto County: 4,517 ±27
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

3.2% ±14.3% (4  ±18) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Palo Alto County: 11.4% † 1,004 (±3.3% / ±289.4)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

90.7% ±29.7% (78  ±34.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Palo Alto County: 93.9% 5,709 (±5.2% / ±321.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
11.6% ±30.2% (10  ±26.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Palo Alto County: 20.5% † 1,248 (±2.6% / ±158.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

2.1% ±4.1% (2  ±4) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Palo Alto County: 7.7% † 524 (±1.5% / ±104)
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
2 Total veterans ±4 2 Male ±4 N/A Female ±10

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