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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Palo Alto County is $26,111, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Palo Alto County median household income is $46,334, which has grown by 42.97% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Palo Alto County residents spend 15.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #49

Palo Alto County	26,111 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palo Alto County	26,992 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palo Alto County	33,504 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palo Alto County	23,006 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #70

Palo Alto County	46,334 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Palo Alto County	59,475 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #26

Palo Alto County	42.97%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Palo Alto County		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.44%	$21,091, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.45%	$17,428, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.04%	$1,823, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.79%	$14,712, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Palo Alto County	60,439 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Palo Alto County	71,483 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Palo Alto County	Iowa	U.S.
White	$46,274, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$60,769, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$30,500, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Two or More Races	$35,625, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Palo Alto County	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$26,442, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,469, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,026, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$30,849, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Palo Alto County	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,495, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	3,724, 49.69%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,709, 72.74%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,709, 72.74%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,615, 96.53%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	94, 3.47%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,015, 27.26%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	3,771, 50.31%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,200, 58.34%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,200, 58.34%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,112, 96.00%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	88, 4.00%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,571, 41.66%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Palo Alto County	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,631, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,744, 80.85%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	365, 7.88%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	16, 0.35%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	237, 5.12%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	63, 1.36%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	206, 4.45%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Palo Alto County	15.8 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Palo Alto County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,727	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	2,615, 55.32%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	701, 26.81%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	438, 16.75%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	259, 9.90%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	89, 3.40%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	211, 8.07%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	710, 27.15%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	2,112, 44.68%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	786, 37.22%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	432, 20.45%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	737, 34.90%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.66%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.43%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	128, 6.06%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Palo Alto County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,727, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	448, 9.48%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	280, 5.92%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	728, 15.40%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	138, 2.92%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	536, 11.34%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	229, 4.84%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	61, 1.29%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	186, 3.93%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	127, 2.69%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,065, 22.53%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	458, 9.69%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	287, 6.07%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	184, 3.89%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Palo Alto County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	885	9.94%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	146	5.87%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.