Cylinder

Population: 60
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $80,000

Cylinder is a community in Palo Alto County, Iowa, home to 60 residents. Its median household income of $76,250 runs above the Palo Alto County figure of $68,963.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cylinder's population declined 42.9% from 105 to 60, while its median home value rose 29.0% from $62,000 to $80,000.

Owners occupy 84.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 54.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 60
Median age: 54.8 yrs
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $80,000
Median gross rent: $817
Housing units: 33
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10560

Median household income

$68,750$76,250

Median home value

$62,000$80,000

Median gross rent

$665$817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	105	$68,750	$62,000	$665
2020	120	$95,000	$59,000	$705
2021	87	$88,125	$65,800	$700
2022	87	$59,000	$73,800	$725
2023	60	$76,250	$80,000	$817

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 175.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6426.7%

65 to 7416.7%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	3	5.0%
18 to 24	5	8.3%
25 to 34	10	16.7%
35 to 44	3	5.0%
45 to 54	10	16.7%
55 to 64	16	26.7%
65 to 74	10	16.7%
75 and over	3	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50	83.3%
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	8	13.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1	1.9%
High school graduate	20	38.5%
Some college or associate's	16	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	15	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone89.4%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42	89.4%
Carpooled	5	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28	59.6%
15 to 29 min	9	19.1%
30 to 44 min	3	6.4%
45 to 59 min	3	6.4%
60+ min	4	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.82
Poverty rate: 3.3% (2 of 60)

	Count	Share
Family households	23	69.7%
Nonfamily households	10	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28	84.8%
Renter-occupied	5	15.2%

1-unit, detached93.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1917985
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0902, -94.5512