Data / Median gross rent (monthly) / Palo Alto County

Median gross rent (monthly) in Palo Alto County

Median gross rent (monthly) in Palo Alto County was $638 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.5% from 2023. That is the 97th highest of 99 counties in 2024.

Compared with Iowa and United States

Rankings

• US states by median gross rent (monthly) 51 places
• Counties in Iowa by median gross rent (monthly) 99 places

Definition

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest median gross rent (monthly) in Palo Alto County? Cite the source.

get_value {"indicator":"median_gross_rent","place":"us-county-19147"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=median_gross_rent&place=us-county-19147

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

More statistics for Palo Alto County

• Asian population share
• Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over
• Live births, July to June
• Black or African American population share
• Crude birth rate, July to June
• Crude death rate, July to June
• Deaths, July to June
• Foreign-born population share
• Real GDP growth
• GDP per capita, US dollars
• Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars
• Hispanic or Latino population share
• Homeownership rate (US, housing units)
• Median age
• Median home value
• Median household income
• Population
• Population aged 65 and over
• Population density
• Poverty rate (US official measure)
• Unemployment rate
• White (non-Hispanic) population share

All statistics for Palo Alto County