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Census Tract 9604, Palo Alto, IA

1,403 Population
141.2 square miles 9.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.3 ±5.9 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Ruthven: 34.5 † ±9.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Palo Alto County: 41.9 ±0.8

Economics

$38,558 ±$4,983 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Ruthven: $29,385 † ±$4,857
  • about the same as the amount in Palo Alto County: $37,828 ±$2,588
$76,000 ±$10,149 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Ruthven: $58,625 † ±$11,606
  • a little higher than the amount in Palo Alto County: $72,781 † ±$7,482

10% ±3.5% (134  ±49) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ruthven: 15.3% † 102 (±6% / ±45)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Palo Alto County: 11.6% † 989 (±2.7% / ±230)

22 minutes ±4 (14,265  ±3,468) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Ruthven: 21.8 † 7,720 (±2.5 / ±2,227)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Palo Alto County: 17.2 † 74,950 (±1.7 / ±8,532)

Families

614 ±79 Number of households
  • Ruthven: 269 † ±57
  • Palo Alto County: 3,782 ±136
2.2 ±0.4 (1,364  ±137) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ruthven: 2.6 † 693 (±0.8 / ±140)
  • about the same as the figure in Palo Alto County: 2.3 8,536 (±0.1 / ±12)

7.6% ±5.8% (21  ±17) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ruthven: 8.6% † 17 (±7% / ±15)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Palo Alto County: 5.7% † 99 (±2.4% / ±42)

Housing

900 ±81 Number of housing units
  • Ruthven: 335 † ±61
  • Palo Alto County: 4,535 ±40

$123,100 ±$31,723 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Ruthven: $105,700 † ±$11,687
  • about the same as the amount in Palo Alto County: $123,200 ±$12,218

7.1% ±3.5% (98  ±49.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Ruthven: 13.8% † 98 (±6.4% / ±49.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Palo Alto County: 10.7% † 932 (±2.7% / ±238.8)

Social

96% ±3.9% (964  ±109) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ruthven: 94.6% † 422 (±22.8% / ±71)
  • a little higher than the rate in Palo Alto County: 93.3% 5,646 (±5.5% / ±341)
27.1% ±5.3% (272  ±60.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Ruthven: 18.6% † 83 (±6.1% / ±30.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Palo Alto County: 19% † 1,150 (±2.3% / ±137.1)

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

1.6% ±0.9% (22  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ruthven: 2.3% † 17 (±1.7% / ±13)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Palo Alto County: 2.5% 218

7.1% ±2.2% (78  ±26) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Ruthven: 8.7% † 46 (±3.5% / ±20)
  • a little less than the rate in Palo Alto County: 7.4% † 507 (±1.6% / ±107)
78 Total veterans ±26 71 Male ±23 7 Female ±7

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