Iowa · Census place 61230
Palo city, IA
Quick answer
Palo city has 1,173 residents, ranking #258 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $103,646, the median home is worth $274,200 and median gross rent runs $1,063 a month.
- Population
- 1,173Palo city residents
- Median household income
- $103,646Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $274,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,063Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 95.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Palo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Palo city median would spend about 12.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.3% of residents and 95.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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