Pay and cost of living in Palo Alto County, IA
Across the 2 occupations we cover in Palo Alto County, IA, the middle median salary is $41,190 a year. Pay runs from $28,300 for Cashiers up to $54,080 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, a spread of $25,780. Wages come from the Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Palo Alto County, IA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $709 a month and a two-bedroom $927. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $15,200 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $33,699 a year, and every one of the 2 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Palo Alto County, IA
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Palo Alto County, IA, set beside the Iowa and national medians.
Median household income in Palo Alto County, IA is $72,781, 3% below the Iowa median of $75,059 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($8,508) equals 11.7% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $41,190, is 43% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Palo Alto County, IA pay a median of $1,474 a year in real estate taxes, 49% below the Iowa median of $2,897. With a median home value of $123,200, 41% below the Iowa median of $208,000, the ratio of the two medians is 1.20% a year.
Renters in Palo Alto County, IA pay a median gross rent of $638 a month in the Census survey, 34% below the Iowa median of $972. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $709; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Palo Alto County, IA who travel to a workplace spend an average of 17.2 minutes each way, 13% below the Iowa average of 19.8. 4.9% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.