Spirit Lake, IA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

17,692

0.89% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

47.9

0.209% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

6.22%

13.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$72,446

11.1% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$236,100

11.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Spirit Lake, IA had a population of 17.7k people with a median age of 47.9 and a median household income of $72,446. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Spirit Lake, IA grew from 17,536 to 17,692, a 0.89% increase and its median household income grew from $65,215 to $72,446, a 11.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Spirit Lake, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.59%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.34%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.03%), and White (Hispanic) (0.712%).

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.

98.1% 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 (11 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Spirit Lake, IA was $236,100, and the homeownership rate was 78.4%.

Most people in Spirit Lake, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Spirit Lake, IA was 2 cars per household.

Spirit Lake, IA borders Spencer, IA.

United States Iowa

Population & Diversity

Spirit Lake, IA is home to a population of 17.7k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.21% of Spirit Lake, IA residents were born outside of the country (391 people).

In 2022, there were 36.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.6k people) in Spirit Lake, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 458 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 237 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.1%

2022 Citizenship

98.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.1% of Spirit Lake, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Spirit Lake, IA was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Spirit Lake, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Spirit Lake, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.6k ± 120
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
458 ± 137
Two+ (Hispanic)
237 ± 115

2.57%

Hispanic Population

454 people

2.57% of the people in Spirit Lake, IA are hispanic (454 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Spirit Lake, IA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.21%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

391 people

2.02%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

355 people

As of 2022, 2.21% of Spirit Lake, IA residents (391 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Spirit Lake, IA was 2.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Spirit Lake, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
513 ± 104
Korea
147 ± 84
Gulf War (1990s)
122 ± 61

Spirit Lake, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.49 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Spirit Lake, IA employs 9.37k people. The largest industries in Spirit Lake, IA are Manufacturing (1,553 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,312 people), and Retail Trade (972 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($77,284), Finance & Insurance ($68,268), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,625).

Employment

Occupations

9.37k

2022 Value

± 565

1 Year growth

± 8.39%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Spirit Lake, IA grew at a rate of 1%, from 9.28k employees to 9.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Spirit Lake, IA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,194 people), Management Occupations (1,097 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,057 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Spirit Lake, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.37k

2022 Value

± 565

1 Year growth

± 8.39%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Spirit Lake, IA grew at a rate of 1%, from 9.28k employees to 9.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Spirit Lake, IA, are Manufacturing (1,553 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,312 people), and Retail Trade (972 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,716

Median earning men ± $3,372

$35,293

Median earning women ± $2,593

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,344), Public Administration ($69,375), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,264).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($61,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,714).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

71
Construction
54
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
51
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Spirit Lake, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.16%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Spirit Lake, IA awarded 11 degrees. The student population of Spirit Lake, IA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 19 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Spirit Lake, IA are White (8 and 72.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (2 and 18.2%), Black or African American (1 and 9.09%), and Asian (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Spirit Lake, IA by number of degrees awarded are Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake (11 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Spirit Lake, IA are General Cosmetology (8 and 72.7%) and Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (3 and 27.3%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.685% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (751k), Some college (564k), and Bachelors Degree (469k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Spirit Lake, IA was $236,100 in 2022, which is 0.838 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $211,700 to $236,100, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Spirit Lake, IA is 78.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Spirit Lake, IA have an average commute time of 16.2 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.

Median household income in Spirit Lake, IA is $72,446. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Spirit Lake, IA was Dallas County, IA with a value of $99,533, followed by Warren County, IA and Madison County, IA, with respective values of $89,741 and $88,110.

Property

$236,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,584

$6,494

Median Property Taxes

±$442

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.

Rent vs Own

78.4%

Homeownership

2022

64.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 78.4% of the housing units in Spirit Lake, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Spirit Lake, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Spirit Lake, IA was Dallas County, IA with a value of $99,533, followed by Warren County, IA and Madison County, IA, with respective values of $89,741 and $88,110.

The following map shows all of the counties in Spirit Lake, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,446

Median Household Income

± $4,086

8.28k

Number of Households

± 512

In 2022, the median household income of the 8.28k households in Spirit Lake, IA grew to $72,446 from the previous year's value of $65,215.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Spirit Lake, IA is from Iowa.

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (79.9%)
Worked At Home (9.47%)
Carpooled (6.85%)

In 2022, 79.9% of workers in Spirit Lake, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.47%) and those who carpooled to work (6.85%).

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.

Commute Time

16.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Spirit Lake, IA have a shorter commute time (16.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.29% of the workforce in Spirit Lake, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Spirit Lake, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Spirit Lake, IA (1.09k out of 17.5k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.6% of the population of Spirit Lake, IA has health coverage, with 46.9% on employee plans, 13% on Medicaid, 21% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1357 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.742% increase from the previous year (1347 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1431 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 532 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,357 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Iowa

Primary care physicians in Iowa see an average of 1,357 patients per year. This represents a 0.742% increase from the previous year (1,347 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Iowa in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 15.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.4% over 64 years.

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

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

Uninsured People

4.37%

Uninsured

46.9%

Employer Coverage

13%

Medicaid

21%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

1.6%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Spirit Lake, IA declined by 12.9% from 5.02% to 4.37%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Spirit Lake, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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