Palo Alto County
Parcel & Property Data
About This Data
LandBrief holds 16,672 parcel records for Palo Alto County, sourced from county records. Each includes the parcel boundary, and — where the county publishes them — owner, situs address, acreage, assessed values and legal description.
Data from the Palo Alto County assessor roll dated November 2022, loaded August 2026. See data sources for every county’s vintage.
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Palo Alto County by the Numbers
- Median parcel size
- 23.6 acres
measured from mapped boundaries - 90th-percentile parcel
- 40.2 acres
- County land area
- 360,873 acres
U.S. Census measurement - Communities
- 10
74.9% of parcels outside any incorporated place
Who Owns Palo Alto County?
Share of the county’s 16,672 parcels by the kind of owner on record. Classified from owner names, so the boundaries are approximate; an entity the rules cannot place counts as an individual.
| Owner type | Share of parcels |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 66.7% |
| Companies & organizations | 16.4% |
| Trusts & estates | 15.0% |
| Government | 1.4% |
| Other / unclassified | 0.6% |
The largest owner on record is MidAmerican Energy Company with 176 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.
Parcel Records (~16,672 total)
| Parcel ID | Owner | Address | City | Acreage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280030001010 | Iowa, State Of | — | Unincorporated | 398.99 |
| 090017001030 | Iowa Lakes Community College | 4143 360TH ST | Unincorporated | 350.77 |
| 170002001011 | Palo Alto County | — | Unincorporated | 298.09 |
| 280029001021 | Iowa, State Of | — | Unincorporated | 283.27 |
| 165032001021 | POET Biorefining - Emmetsburg, LLC | — | Unincorporated | 209.90 |
| 090026004010 | Emmetsburg, City Of | 3775 450TH AVE EMMETSBURG | Unincorporated | 179.92 |
| 280029001020 | United States Of America | — | Unincorporated | 169.09 |
| 470026001020 | Iowa Dept of Natural Resources | — | Unincorporated | 161.69 |
| 270025002011 | Iowa State Conservation Commission | — | Unincorporated | 159.56 |
| 470026004010 | Iowa Dept of Natural Resources | — | Unincorporated | 156.00 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many parcels are in Palo Alto County?
The Palo Alto County assessor roll on file records 16,672 parcels across 10 communities, with 74.9% lying outside any incorporated place.
Who owns the most land in Palo Alto County?
MidAmerican Energy Company holds 176 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.
What is the typical parcel size in Palo Alto County?
Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 23.6 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 40.2 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.
How much of Palo Alto County is government-owned?
Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 1.4% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.
How current is this data?
It comes from the Palo Alto County assessor roll dated November 2022. Counties deliver on their own schedules; the methodology page explains how records are processed and the data sources page tracks every county’s vintage.
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16,672 parcels across 10 communities in Palo Alto County.