Palo, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palo, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,890. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet PALO-IA · Palo, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,890 pop · #2525/25278 · Linn County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-TOP $115,917
- RANK-TOP #2525/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fairfax
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 92% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,890
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $327,400
Nearest income peer: Fairfax, IA (+ $2,208 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Palo
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Palo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hiawatha · lowest
Hiawatha · lowest
$65,575 median HH income
- Mount Vernon · near
Mount Vernon · near
$109,244 median HH income
- Palo · this city
Palo · this city
$115,917 median HH income
- Fairfax · near
Fairfax · near
$118,125 median HH income
- Ely · near
Ely · near
$120,230 median HH income
- Robins · highest
Robins · highest
$125,347 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Palo, IA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 10%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,890
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $115,917
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $115,917 and home value $327,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 24.9%.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Iowa, Urbana is the closest lower-income city and Atkins the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Palo.
Population concentration
Palo reads through its lone ZIP, 52324
1,890 ACS residents, one ZIP: 52324 is not the leading code inside Palo, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Palo's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 49 establishments, 347 employees , annual payroll $19,543k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52324 (49 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (13) · also Retail trade · Utilities .
ZIP Codes in Palo, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Linn County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Palo. See the Linn County roll-up →
Palo sits in the upper half of Linn County on income: Cedar Rapids, Marion and Hiawatha report less, while Robins and Ely report more. Hiawatha marks the far end of that range at $65,575, 43% below Palo.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52324 | 1,890 | $115,917 | 49 | 18 |
Palo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Palo, .