COMPARING TWO PLACES
Auburn vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Auburn, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Auburn is 94% smaller than Storm Lake. Auburn earns more, with a median household income $8,693 higher. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -11%).
AUBURNSTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population67711,590−94% vs Storm Lake
Population density4172,136−1,718
Population growth-10.9%6.3%−17.2 pts
Median age43.830.9+12.9
Male54.6%48.3%+6.2 pts
Female45.4%51.7%−6.2 pts
Foreign-born0.2%30.3%−30.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.5%33.1%+58.5 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.8%43.5%−37.7 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other2.7%6.9%−4.3 pts
Median household income$71,458$62,765+$8,693
Per capita income$34,397$30,603+$3,794
Poverty rate10.2%7.0%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3560.418−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%18.9%−3.9 pts
Graduate degree3.3%7.2%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%4.4%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation71.3%70.3%+1.1 pts
Median home value$180,300$172,200+$8,100
Median gross rent$1,117$898+$219
Owner-occupied63.3%66.3%−3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.1%5.3%+13.8 pts
Rent-burdened households34.2%27.9%+6.3 pts
Average commute26.210.1+16.1
Worked from home4.8%4.3%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured2.0%7.2%−5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025