Storm Lake, IA

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2023 Population

11,275

0.724% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

31.2

0.645% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

7.74%

21.5% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$58,341

6.82% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$163,600

9.87% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,586

0.605% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Storm Lake, IA had a population of 11.3k people with a median age of 31.2 and a median household income of $58,341. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Storm Lake, IA grew from 11,194 to 11,275, a 0.724% increase and its median household income grew from $54,615 to $58,341, a 6.82% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Storm Lake, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (34%), White (Hispanic) (18.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (14.7%), Other (Hispanic) (11.9%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (9.8%).

None of the households in Storm 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.

81% of the residents in Storm Lake, IA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Storm Lake, IA are Buena Vista University (689 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Storm Lake, IA was $163,600, and the homeownership rate was 64.4%.

Most people in Storm Lake, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11 minutes. The average car ownership in Storm Lake, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Storm Lake, IA is home to a population of 11.3k people, from which 81% are citizens. As of 2023, 31.5% of Storm Lake, IA residents were born outside of the country (3.56k people).

In 2023, there were 1.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.84k people) in Storm Lake, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.13k White (Hispanic) and 1.66k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

81%

2023 Citizenship

81.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 81% of Storm Lake, IA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Storm Lake, IA was 81.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Storm Lake, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.84k ± 301
White (Hispanic)
2.13k ± 413
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.66k ± 218

41%

Hispanic Population

4.62k people

41% of the people in Storm Lake, IA are hispanic (4.62k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,604 ± 5,034 people
India
12,351 ± 2,723 people
Vietnam
7,795 ± 2,165 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,604 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,351 and Vietnam with 7,795.

Foreign-Born Population

31.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.56k people

31.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.58k people

As of 2023, 31.5% of Storm Lake, IA residents (3.56k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Storm Lake, IA was 31.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
93 ± 70
Korea
60 ± 59
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 28

Storm Lake, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Storm Lake, IA employs 5.59k people. The largest industries in Storm Lake, IA are Manufacturing (2,285 people), Retail Trade (770 people), and Educational Services (708 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,192), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,298), and Public Administration ($60,698).

Males in Iowa have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,745. The income inequality in Iowa (measured using the Gini index) is 0.442, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

5.59k

2023 Value

± 544

−0.605%

1 Year decline

± 14.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Storm Lake, IA declined at a rate of −0.605%, from 5.62k employees to 5.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Storm Lake, IA, are Production Occupations (1,833 people), Material Moving Occupations (607 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (530 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Storm 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

5.59k

2023 Value

± 544

−0.605%

1 Year decline

± 14.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Storm Lake, IA declined at a rate of −0.605%, from 5.62k employees to 5.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Storm Lake, IA, are Manufacturing (2,285 people), Retail Trade (770 people), and Educational Services (708 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Storm Lake, IA, though some of these residents may live in Storm Lake, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,080

Median earning men ± $2,926

$37,762

Median earning women ± $3,983

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($112,778), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,192), and Public Administration ($75,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($85,156), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,091), and Public Administration ($54,730).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
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.

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 2023, universities in Storm Lake, IA awarded 689 degrees. The student population of Storm Lake, IA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 580 male students and 1,371 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Storm Lake, IA are White (582 and 84.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (44 and 6.4%), Unknown (19 and 2.76%), and Two or More Races (17 and 2.47%).

The largest universities in Storm Lake, IA by number of degrees awarded are Buena Vista University (689 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Storm Lake, IA are Elementary Education & Teaching (83 and 12%), Organizational Leadership (53 and 7.69%), and General Human Services (51 and 7.4%).

The median tuition cost in Storm Lake, IA for private four year colleges is $40,190.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Storm Lake, IA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 71.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,951 (29.7% men and 70.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,951 students enrolled in Storm Lake, IA, 29.7% men and 70.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,575 records, of which 71.2% were women and 28.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Elementary Education & Teaching
83 degrees awarded
General Human Services
51 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
39 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Storm Lake, IA was Elementary Education & Teaching with 83 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Storm Lake, IA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Buena Vista University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

689 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Buena Vista University with 689 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 179 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Storm Lake, IA, which is 0.351 times less than the 510 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 582 degrees mean that there were 13.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 44 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($40,190) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,126) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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 Storm Lake, IA was $163,600 in 2023, which is 0.539 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $148,900 to $163,600, a 9.87% increase. The homeownership rate in Storm Lake, IA is 64.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Storm Lake, IA have an average commute time of 11 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Storm Lake, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$163,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$18,055

$2,581

Median Property Taxes

±$393

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 Storm Lake, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.4%

Homeownership

2023

63.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 64.4% of the housing units in Storm Lake, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.9%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9605

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Storm 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.

$58,341

Median Household Income

± $4,860

4.01k

Number of Households

± 489

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.01k households in Storm Lake, IA grew to $58,341 from the previous year's value of $54,615.

The following chart displays the households in Storm 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Storm 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 2023

Drove Alone (61.2%)
Carpooled (23.2%)
Walked (9.38%)

In 2023, 61.2% of workers in Storm Lake, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (23.2%) and those who walked to work (9.38%).

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

11 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Storm Lake, IA have a shorter commute time (11 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.445% of the workforce in Storm Lake, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Storm 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 Storm Lake, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Storm Lake, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Storm Lake, IA (812 out of 10.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Storm Lake, IA is Hispanic, followed by White 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

91.9% of the population of Storm Lake, IA has health coverage, with 49.6% on employee plans, 21.8% on Medicaid, 8.77% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 1.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Buena Vista County, IA see 1648 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.62% decrease from the previous year (1784 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1598 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1598 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Buena Vista County, IA.

1,648 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Buena Vista County, IA

Primary care physicians in Buena Vista County, IA see an average of 1,648 patients per year. This represents a 7.62% decrease from the previous year (1,784 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.9% under 18 years, 24.1% between 18 and 34 years, 32.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.15%

Uninsured

49.6%

Employer Coverage

21.8%

Medicaid

8.77%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

1.04%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Storm Lake, IA grew by 9.66% from 7.43% to 8.15%.

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

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