Storm Lake, IA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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US Senator

N/AChuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJoni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

8.24%

16.4% 1-year increase

About

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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.

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

Most people in Storm Lake, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Storm Lake, IA was N/A per household.

Storm Lake, IA borders Spencer, IA.

United States Iowa

Economy

The economy of Storm Lake, IA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Storm Lake, IA are Manufacturing (3,275 people), Retail Trade (1,290 people), and Educational Services (1,186 people), and the highest paying industries are .

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Storm Lake, IA, are . 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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Storm Lake, IA, are Manufacturing (3,275 people), Retail Trade (1,290 people), and Educational Services (1,186 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

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($69,141), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,221), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,114).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,458), Public Administration ($54,840), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,337).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

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Other Services (except Public Administration)
43
Construction
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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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$199k
Manufacturing
$57.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$28.7k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

N/AChuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

N/AJoni 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.

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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

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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

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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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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

People in Storm Lake, IA have an average commute time of 14.7 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 N/A per household.

Housing

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Homeownership

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Homeowners with Mortgage

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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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The following map shows all of the counties in Storm Lake, IA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

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This chart shows the number of workers in Storm Lake, IA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (69.9%)
Carpooled (17.3%)
Worked At Home (6.28%)

In 2023, 69.9% of workers in Storm Lake, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.3%) and those who worked at home (6.28%).

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

14.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Storm Lake, IA have a shorter commute time (14.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% 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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Storm Lake, IA (1.62k out of 19.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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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

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Health

N/A% of the population of Storm Lake, IA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% 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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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

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

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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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