ZIP Code 51342

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Palo Alto County, Iowa.

Population: 1,349
Median household income: $77,708
Median home value: $101,500

ZIP Code 51342 (Palo Alto County, Iowa) is home to about 1,349 residents. At $77,708, its median household income sits above Palo Alto County's $68,963.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 51342's population declined 3.6% from 1,399 to 1,349, while its median gross rent fell 13.4% from $554 to $480.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.2% of the population. 75.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,349
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $77,708
Median home value: $101,500
Median gross rent: $480
Housing units: 624
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3991,349

Median household income

$55,313$77,708

Median home value

$75,700$101,500

Median gross rent

$554$480

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,399	$55,313	$75,700	$554
2020	1,471	$66,429	$77,000	$540
2021	1,392	$66,625	$76,100	$475
2022	1,315	$71,250	$84,300	$563
2023	1,349	$77,708	$101,500	$480

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4419.4%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	2.7%
5 to 17	305	22.6%
18 to 24	87	6.4%
25 to 34	117	8.7%
35 to 44	262	19.4%
45 to 54	142	10.5%
55 to 64	206	15.3%
65 to 74	124	9.2%
75 and over	70	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,136	84.2%
Black or African American	104	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	79	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's48.6%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	6.1%
High school graduate	276	30.0%
Some college or associate's	448	48.6%
Bachelor's degree	106	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	35	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled18.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	552	75.5%
Carpooled	136	18.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	2.6%
Other means	13	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	251	35.3%
15 to 29 min	305	42.8%
30 to 44 min	69	9.7%
45 to 59 min	44	6.2%
60+ min	43	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 6.2% (83 of 1,349)

	Count	Share
Family households	388	67.4%
Nonfamily households	188	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	576	92.3%
Vacant	48	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	470	81.6%
Renter-occupied	106	18.4%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	568	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	35	5.6%
5 to 19 units	14	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	1.1%

ZIP Code 51342

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