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Lost Island township, Palo Alto County, IA

157 Population
33.9 square miles 4.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

68 ±12 Median age
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Palo Alto County: 41.9 ±0.8
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$53,573 ±$12,370 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Palo Alto County: $37,828 ±$2,588
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$87,500 ±$17,043 Median household income
  • about 20 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

8.9% ±7.7% (14  ±13) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Palo Alto County: 11.6% † 989 (±2.7% / ±230)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

37.8 minutes ±27.6 (1,930  ±1,865) Mean travel time to work
  • more than double the figure in Palo Alto County: 17.2 † 74,950 (±1.7 / ±8,532)
  • nearly double the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

94 ±33 Number of households
  • Palo Alto County: 3,782 ±136
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.7 ±0.8 (157  ±54) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Palo Alto County: 2.3 8,536 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

170 ±49 Number of housing units
  • Palo Alto County: 4,535 ±40
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$284,000 ±$40,587 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Palo Alto County: $123,200 ±$12,218
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

100% ±47.9% (155  ±50.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Palo Alto County: 93.3% 5,646 (±5.5% / ±341)
  • about 10 percent 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)
32.9% ±21.2% (51  ±37.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Palo Alto County: 19% † 1,150 (±2.3% / ±137.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about 90 percent 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

N/A Foreign-born population

15.9% ±10.1% (25  ±18) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Palo Alto County: 7.4% † 507 (±1.6% / ±107)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
25 Total veterans ±18 22 Male ±16 3 Female ±5

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