Spirit Lake, IA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
17,990
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
48.7
1.25% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.57%
20.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$75,432
1.16% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$270,700
7.59% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
9,362
0.634% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Spirit Lake, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Spirit Lake, IA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Spirit Lake, IA are Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake (14 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Spirit Lake, IA was $270,700, and the homeownership rate was 77.5%.

Most people in Spirit Lake, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Spirit Lake, IA was 2 cars per household.

Spirit Lake, IA borders Spencer, IA.

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Population & Diversity

Spirit Lake, IA is home to a population of 18k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.22% of Spirit Lake, IA residents were born outside of the country (219 people).

In 2024, there were 35.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.8k people) in Spirit Lake, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 468 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 269 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Spirit Lake, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Spirit Lake, IA was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Spirit Lake, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    16.8k ± 81
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    468 ± 60
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    269 ± 94
2.85%
Hispanic Population
513 people

In 2024, there were 35.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.8k people) in Spirit Lake, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 468 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 269 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.85% of the people in Spirit Lake, IA are hispanic (513 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Spirit Lake, IA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    42,808 ± 5,046 people
  2. India
    12,283 ± 2,716 people
  3. China
    7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.22%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
219 people
1.75%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
313 people

As of 2024, 1.22% of Spirit Lake, IA residents (219 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Spirit Lake, IA was 1.75%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    405 ± 95
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    221 ± 88
  3. Korea
    156 ± 90

Spirit Lake, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.83 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Spirit Lake, IA employs 9.36k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Spirit Lake, IA were Manufacturing (1,927 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,318 people), and Retail Trade (992 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($104,545), Finance & Insurance ($73,431), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,500).

Employment

Occupations

9.36k
2024 Value
± 580
0.634%
1 Year growth
± 8.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spirit Lake, IA grew at a rate of 0.634%, from 9.3k employees to 9.36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Spirit Lake, IA, are Production Occupations (1,251 people), Management Occupations (1,204 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,067 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Spirit Lake, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.36k
2024 Value
± 580
0.634%
1 Year growth
± 8.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spirit Lake, IA grew at a rate of 0.634%, from 9.3k employees to 9.36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Spirit Lake, IA, are Manufacturing (1,927 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,318 people), and Retail Trade (992 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Spirit Lake, IA, though some of these residents may live in Spirit Lake, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,823
Median earning men ± $4,370
$37,770
Median earning women ± $2,001

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($76,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,541), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($96,389), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($52,188), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,858).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 71
    Construction
  2. 54
    Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
  3. 51
    Retail Trade

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $106k
    Manufacturing
  2. $49.1k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $39.5k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Spirit Lake, IA awarded 14 degrees. The student population of Spirit Lake, IA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 16 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Spirit Lake, IA are White (14 and 100%).

The largest universities in Spirit Lake, IA by number of degrees awarded are Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake (14 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Spirit Lake, IA are General Cosmetology (11 and 78.6%) and Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (3 and 21.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 16 students enrolled in Spirit Lake, IA, 0% men and 100% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 12 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology
Most Common
11 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Spirit Lake, IA was General Cosmetology with 11 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
14 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake with 14 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Spirit Lake, IA, which is 0 times less than the 14 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 14 degrees mean that there were NaNy times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 0 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Spirit Lake, IA was $270,700 in 2024, which is 0.814 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $251,600 to $270,700, a 7.59% increase. The homeownership rate in Spirit Lake, IA is 77.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Spirit Lake, IA have an average commute time of 16.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Spirit Lake, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$270,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,339
$6,851
Median Property Taxes
±$453

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Spirit Lake, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Spirit Lake, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

77.5%
Homeownership
2024
64.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.5% of the housing units in Spirit Lake, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$75,432
Median Household Income
± $5,466
8.85k
Number of Households
± 589

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.85k households in Spirit Lake, IA grew to $75,432 from the previous year's value of $74,570.

The following chart displays the households in Spirit Lake, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Spirit Lake, IA is from Iowa.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.442
2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.5%)
  3. Carpooled (8.03%)

In 2024, 77.7% of workers in Spirit Lake, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.03%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

16.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Spirit Lake, IA have a shorter commute time (16.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.06% of the workforce in Spirit Lake, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Spirit Lake, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Spirit Lake, IA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.57% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Spirit Lake, IA (1.34k out of 17.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Spirit Lake, IA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.4% of the population of Spirit Lake, IA has health coverage, with 46.8% on employee plans, 14.6% on Medicaid, 23.1% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 1.65% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1,385 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,385 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1411 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 466 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,385 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Iowa

Primary care physicians in Iowa see an average of 1,385 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,385 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.4% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

2.65%
Uninsured
46.8%
Employer Coverage
14.6%
Medicaid
23.1%
Medicare
11.3%
Non-Group
1.65%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Spirit Lake, IA declined by 29.2% from 3.74% to 2.65%.

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