Curlew

Population: 43
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $47,000

Curlew is a community in Palo Alto County, Iowa, home to 43 residents. Its median household income of $63,750 runs below the Palo Alto County figure of $68,963.

Between 2019 and 2023, Curlew's population declined 29.5% from 61 to 43, while its median home value rose 8.5% from $43,300 to $47,000.

Households average 1.95 people. 5.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43
Median age: 61.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $47,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 44
Homeownership rate: 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6143

Median household income

$48,750$63,750

Median home value

$43,300$47,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	61	$48,750	$43,300
2020	67	$52,917	$45,000
2021	51	$56,875	$42,500
2022	43	$58,750	$43,300
2023	43	$63,750	$47,000

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7423.3%

75 and over23.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	7	16.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	3	7.0%
35 to 44	4	9.3%
45 to 54	5	11.6%
55 to 64	4	9.3%
65 to 74	10	23.3%
75 and over	10	23.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	43	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate58.3%

Some college or associate's19.4%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	16.7%
High school graduate	21	58.3%
Some college or associate's	7	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	2	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked13.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12	80.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	13.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	6.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	21.4%
15 to 29 min	4	28.6%
30 to 44 min	4	28.6%
45 to 59 min	1	7.1%
60+ min	2	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 16.3% (7 of 43)

	Count	Share
Family households	18	81.8%
Nonfamily households	4	18.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22	50.0%
Vacant	22	50.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19	86.4%
Renter-occupied	3	13.6%

1-unit, detached93.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	41	93.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1917895
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9797, -94.7378