In 2022, Palo Alto County, IA had a population of 8.94k people with a median age of 41.3 and a median household income of $67,306. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Palo Alto County, IA declined from 8,996 to 8,938, a −0.645% decrease and its median household income grew from $59,988 to $67,306, a 12.2% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Palo Alto County, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.88%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.05%), White (Hispanic) (1.57%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.4%).
None of the households in Palo Alto County, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99.2% of the residents in Palo Alto County, IA are U.S. citizens.
In 2022, the median property value in Palo Alto County, IA was $117,000, and the homeownership rate was 76.1%.
Most people in Palo Alto County, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Palo Alto County, IA was 2 cars per household.
Palo Alto County, IA borders .