COMPARING TWO PLACES
Arcadia vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Arcadia, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Arcadia is 67% smaller than Storm Lake. Arcadia earns more, with a median household income $11,766 higher. Arcadia has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs 6%).
ARCADIASTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,84011,590−67% vs Storm Lake
Population density1,1742,136−962
Population growth27.8%6.3%+21.4 pts
Median age30.230.9−0.7
Male55.9%48.3%+7.5 pts
Female44.1%51.7%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born28.4%30.3%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic42.1%33.1%+9.1 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino57.1%43.5%+13.6 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other0.8%6.9%−6.1 pts
Median household income$74,531$62,765+$11,766
Per capita income$28,340$30,603−$2,263
Poverty rate16.5%7.0%+9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3770.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%18.9%−4.5 pts
Graduate degree5.4%7.2%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%4.4%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation68.9%70.3%−1.3 pts
Median home value$169,500$172,200−$2,700
Median gross rent$1,096$898+$198
Owner-occupied56.7%66.3%−9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.0%5.3%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households25.6%27.9%−2.4 pts
Average commute12.410.1+2.2
Worked from home1.6%4.3%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured29.4%7.2%+22.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025