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Palo, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 614. Estimated population in July 2024: 826 (+34.5% change)
Males: 301 (49.0%), Females: 313 (51.0%)

Linn County

Zip code: 52324

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $53,558
Median house value: $96,900

Population by Race

Races in Palo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (38.6%), Irish (19.2%), English (13.2%), United States (12.5%), Czech (11.9%), Dutch (5.7%).

Elevation: 746 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Map of Palo, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Palo

  • High school or higher: 91.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Palo city

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 67.7%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +95 (+18.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Palo:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Palo:

  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 14 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 54 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 80 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Palo:

  • VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 19 miles; VINTON, IA; Abbreviation: VTI)
  • MARION (about 20 miles; MARION, IA; Abbreviation: C17)
  • AMANA (about 20 miles; AMANA, IA; Abbreviation: C11)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Palo:

  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 33 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 46 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 79 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)

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