14 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Palo Alto County, Iowa. The population-weighted median household income is about $69,359, the median home value about $117,659, and 78.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 14
- ZIP codes
- 14K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Palo Alto County at a glance
- $69,359
- Median household income
- $117,659
- Median home value
- 42.8
- Median age
- 78.6%
- Owner-occupied
- 7,238
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Palo Alto County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
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| 1 | 50528 | Cylinder | 366 | 78.4% | $116,429 |
| 2 | 50597 | Rodman | 1,341 | 88.1% | $92,000 |
| 3 | 51342 | Graettinger | 1,385 | 83.2% | $84,866 |
| 4 | 50598 | Whittemore | 818 | 87.1% | $78,558 |
| 5 | 50562 | Mallard | 377 | 78% | $72,500 |
Top 5 Palo Alto County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
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| 1 | 50536 | Emmetsburg | 4,207 | 70.3% | $59,261 |
| 2 | 50554 | Laurens | 1,653 | 73.1% | $63,802 |
| 3 | 51342 | Graettinger | 1,385 | 83.2% | $84,866 |
| 4 | 50597 | Rodman | 1,341 | 88.1% | $92,000 |
| 5 | 51358 | Ruthven | 1,213 | 82.1% | $64,583 |
Top 5 Palo Alto County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
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| 1 | 50536 | Emmetsburg | 4,207 | 70.3% | $59,261 | $77.4M |
| 2 | 51342 | Graettinger | 1,385 | 83.2% | $84,866 | $42.4M |
| 3 | 50597 | Rodman | 1,341 | 88.1% | $92,000 | $40M |
| 4 | 50554 | Laurens | 1,653 | 73.1% | $63,802 | $33.4M |
| 5 | 51358 | Ruthven | 1,213 | 82.1% | $64,583 | $26.9M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 50536 (Emmetsburg) at 30 people/sq mi. Least dense: 50527 (Curlew) at 2 people/sq mi.
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