Permit office · 19557500

Palo, Iowa

Annual housing permits and reporting coverage

100% of the published estimate comes from Census estimation for missing reports.

County code in the permit file · Linn County. The office’s coverage may cross that boundary.

Reported and estimated units by year

Housing units authorized by permits
Year and source	Published estimate	Reported only	Added by estimation	Months reported
2023 Census file · Coverage note	13	0	13	0
2024 Census file · Coverage note	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	0
2025	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable

Coverage note. This office appears only in earlier survey files.

Local ACS comparisons are omitted for this office because its reporting area needs separate verification.

2023 units by size of building
Units in building	Published estimate	Added by estimation
One unit	7	7
Two units	0	0
Three or four units	6	6
Five or more units	0	0

Sources and definitions

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately owned housing units authorized by permits. One permit can cover multiple units. The counts describe authorizations, a stage before starts and completions.
The published estimate includes reported units and Census estimates that fill gaps. The difference is calculated from those two columns. Reported-only units can include records from approved alternative sources. A missing report can leave an office without a usable count.
County and state totals come from their own Census files. Permit offices can cover places across county lines or areas served by another jurisdiction. The office’s county field is used for navigation.
ACS housing inventory and rents are survey estimates for 2020–2024. Gross rent includes rent and separately paid utilities or fuels. Rent burden is the share paying at least 30% of income among cash-rent households with a computed ratio. Margins are at 90% confidence. The margin for rent burden is approximate.
Vintage 2025 county housing stock is a separate Census series. Its model uses building-permit data alongside other inputs. Read stock change and permits as separate measures.