Palo Alto

Population: 985
Median household income: $56,875
Median home value: $84,200

Palo Alto, a community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, has 985 residents. Its median household income of $56,875 runs below the Schuylkill County figure of $66,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, Palo Alto's population grew 18.7% from 830 to 985, while its median home value rose 11.5% from $75,500 to $84,200.

Households average 2.41 people. The median gross rent is $886.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 985
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $56,875
Median home value: $84,200
Median gross rent: $886
Housing units: 476
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

830985

Median household income

$44,792$56,875

Median home value

$75,500$84,200

Median gross rent

$733$886

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	830	$44,792	$75,500	$733
2020	889	$43,889	$77,200	$736
2021	930	$48,264	$80,000	$773
2022	953	$52,176	$83,500	$864
2023	985	$56,875	$84,200	$886

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	9.0%
5 to 17	161	16.3%
18 to 24	43	4.4%
25 to 34	111	11.3%
35 to 44	119	12.1%
45 to 54	115	11.7%
55 to 64	162	16.4%
65 to 74	121	12.3%
75 and over	64	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	933	94.7%
Black or African American	22	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate51.7%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	9.2%
High school graduate	358	51.7%
Some college or associate's	205	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	53	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	362	79.4%
Carpooled	56	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.7%
Bicycle	4	0.9%
Worked from home	31	6.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	165	38.8%
15 to 29 min	112	26.4%
30 to 44 min	66	15.5%
45 to 59 min	34	8.0%
60+ min	48	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 9.8% (96 of 977)

	Count	Share
Family households	272	66.5%
Nonfamily households	137	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	409	85.9%
Vacant	67	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	337	82.4%
Renter-occupied	72	17.6%

1-unit, detached56.3%

1-unit, attached31.1%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	268	56.3%
1-unit, attached	148	31.1%
2 to 4 units	29	6.1%
5 to 19 units	22	4.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4257752
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6861, -76.1699