Palo Alto County, Iowa QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Palo Alto County	Iowa
?  Population, 2000	10,147	2,926,324
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	-4.9%	5.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.4%	6.4%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	24.0%	25.1%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	21.3%	14.9%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	98.6%	93.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	2.1%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	1.3%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	1.3%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.6%	1.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	51.4%	50.9%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	0.8%	2.8%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	98.1%	92.6%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	5,399	1,422,998
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	900	299,392
?  Housing units, 2000	4,631	1,232,511
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	74.1%	72.3%
?  Households, 2000	4,119	1,149,276
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.37	2.46
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	29.5%	33.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$32,669	$35,427
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	10.5%	9.9%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	13.1%	13.7%

Business QuickFacts	Palo Alto County	Iowa
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	333	80,838
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	2,687	1,213,285
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	33.7%	20.4%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	692	164,267
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	NA	62,413,687
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	75,408	26,723,822
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$7,480	$9,362
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	2,939
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	302	71,040
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	36	13,441
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	63,864	15,601,525
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	591	112,667

Geography QuickFacts	Palo Alto County	Iowa
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	564	55,869
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	18.0	52.4
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown