CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Storm Lake

Iowa · 8,769 residents · 5.43 sq mi

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Storm Lake is a city of 8,769 people in Iowa. Getting to work takes 9 minutes on average. Median home value sits at $47,000. Median rent is $301 a month. There are 1,307 fewer people here than in 2000. The median household earns $23,755, about 21% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,769

−13%vs 2000

vs 10,076 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.3

−1%vs 2000

vs 31.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.43 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(597)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(644)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(483)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(726)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2412.5%(1,099)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(1,290)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(1,043)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.9%(603)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(767)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(773)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(535)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(209)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,755

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,270 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,229

−26%vs 2000

vs $15,150 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $435 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.9% in 2000

36.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.8%(7,033)

Black0.4%(42)

Hispanic / Latino21.1%(2,121)

Asian7.7%(776)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(8,351)

Black0.4%(39)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(80)

Asian3.8%(335)

Other0.5%(44)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican32.3%(3,695)

Central American5.1%(580)

Cuban3.9%(442)

Salvadoran3.2%(363)

Guatemalan1.3%(145)

Honduran0.5%(52)

Nicaraguan0.2%(20)

Puerto Rican0.1%(10)

Dominican0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Laotian4.3%(495)

Hmong3.8%(435)

Burmese3.4%(391)

Filipino0.4%(47)

Thai0.4%(42)

Korean0.3%(36)

Japanese0.1%(14)

Ancestry

German15%(1,714)

English3.2%(360)

Irish2.8%(322)

Norwegian2.6%(294)

American2%(226)

Swedish1.6%(180)

Subsaharan African1.5%(167)

Dutch0.7%(82)

Danish0.7%(76)

Czech0.6%(74)

British0.4%(40)

French0.2%(27)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.2%(24)

Welsh0.2%(18)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(16)

Polish0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(12)

Latvian0.1%(11)

Belgian0.1%(9)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Scottish0.1%(9)

West Indian0.1%(8)

Russian0%(5)

Haitian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Laotian population · Largest Cuban population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.2%

+7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

9.3 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 10.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.9%(1,533)

Married49.4%(2,057)

Widowed3.4%(142)

Divorced10.3%(428)

Women 15+

Never married36%(1,670)

Married44%(2,038)

Widowed8.5%(392)

Divorced11.5%(534)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.9%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.3%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.6%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.1%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)6.5%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.2%(60)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War29.6%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 199 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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