COMPARING TWO PLACES
Barnum vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Barnum, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Barnum is 98% smaller than Storm Lake. Barnum earns more, with a median household income $23,850 higher. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -8%).
BARNUMSTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population19411,590−98% vs Storm Lake
Population density5192,136−1,617
Population growth-8.4%6.3%−14.7 pts
Median age27.430.9−3.5
Male76.0%48.3%+27.7 pts
Female24.0%51.7%−27.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%30.3%−30.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.0%33.1%+62.9 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%43.5%−42.7 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other3.2%6.9%−3.7 pts
Median household income$86,615$62,765+$23,850
Per capita income$36,060$30,603+$5,457
Poverty rate5.2%7.0%−1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2530.418−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.7%18.9%−18.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation81.9%70.3%+11.6 pts
Median home value$135,600$172,200−$36,600
Median gross rent$495$898−$403
Owner-occupied95.8%66.3%+29.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%5.3%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%27.9%−27.9 pts
Average commute16.810.1+6.7
Worked from home1.6%4.3%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured0.8%7.2%−6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025