Palco, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Palco is a Census city of 197 people across 0.27 square miles of land, in Rooks County. Median household income is $60,625, 77.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palco
What Palco is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.27 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land734 plus or minus 276
- County holding the largest share of its areaRooks County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palco
How many people live in Palco
- Population197 plus or minus 74
- Median age41.8 plus or minus 14.2
- Population under 1854 plus or minus 34
- Share under 1827.4 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Population 65 and over64 plus or minus 33
- Share 65 and over32.5 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Households84 plus or minus 27
- Family households53 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families63.1 percent plus or minus 23.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palco
Income and work in Palco
- Median household income$60,625 plus or minus $25,791
- Per capita income$32,393 plus or minus $9,041
- Civilian labor force71 plus or minus 30
- Employed71 plus or minus 30
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over141 plus or minus 49
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent plus or minus 45.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.7 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.9 percent plus or minus 10.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palco
Housing in Palco
- Housing units123 plus or minus 39
- Occupied units84 plus or minus 27
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate31.7 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Owner occupied65 plus or minus 25
- Renter occupied19 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate77.4 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$75,500 plus or minus $25,711
- Median gross rent, monthly$517 plus or minus $135
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units113 plus or minus 40
- Share single family91.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more5.7 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palco
How Palco gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute69 plus or minus 30
- Commuting under 15 minutes35 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.7 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.0 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Drove alone94.4 percent
- Carpooled2.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palco
Flood risk in Palco
- NFIP communityCity of Palco
- NFIP community number200445
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Palco participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200445 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Rooks County, not Palco
Rooks County context, not Palco figures
- Establishments in Rooks County165
- Covered employment, Rooks County1,746
- Average annual pay, Rooks County$44,590
- Housing units permitted, Rooks County3
Every figure in this section is published for Rooks County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palco.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Palco questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palco, Kansas?
197, in 84 households. Palco city covers 0.27 square miles of land, which is 734 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palco in?
Rooks County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Palco?
$60,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $75,500. Median gross rent is $517 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Palco in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palco appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palco, city of, community 200445, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Palco figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rooks County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Palco.
Is zoning published for Palco?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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