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Palo Alto, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Palo Alto is a Census borough of 960 people across 1.04 square miles of land, in Schuylkill County. Median household income is $61,667, 83.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palo Alto
What Palo Alto is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.04 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land919
- County holding the largest share of its areaSchuylkill 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.
Palo Alto
How many people live in Palo Alto
- Population960
- Median age42.2
- Population under 18223 plus or minus 95
- Share under 1823.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Population 65 and over197 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over20.5 percent
- Households416
- Family households262
- Share of households that are families63.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palo Alto
Income and work in Palo Alto
- Median household income$61,667
- Per capita income$29,684
- Civilian labor force494
- Employed473
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over670
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palo Alto
Housing in Palo Alto
- Housing units473
- Occupied units416
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate12.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied346
- Renter occupied70 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate83.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$91,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$961
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Single family units418
- Share single family88.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more7.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palo Alto
How Palo Alto gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute442
- Commuting under 15 minutes186 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more153 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.6 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Drove alone80.1 percent
- Carpooled11.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home6.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palo Alto
Flood risk in Palo Alto
- NFIP communityBorough of Palo Alto
- NFIP community number420780
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/21
The Borough of Palo Alto participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420780 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.
Schuylkill County, not Palo Alto
Schuylkill County context, not Palo Alto figures
- Establishments in Schuylkill County2,705
- Covered employment, Schuylkill County50,294
- Average annual pay, Schuylkill County$54,134
- Housing units permitted, Schuylkill County239
Every figure in this section is published for Schuylkill County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palo Alto.
All Schuylkill County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Palo Alto questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palo Alto, Pennsylvania?
960, in 416 households. Palo Alto borough covers 1.04 square miles of land, which is 919 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palo Alto in?
Schuylkill 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 Palo Alto?
$61,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,100. Median gross rent is $961 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Palo Alto in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palo Alto appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palo Alto, borough of, community 420780, 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 Palo Alto figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Schuylkill 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 Palo Alto.
Is zoning published for Palo Alto?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.