COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bode vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Bode, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Bode is 97% smaller than Storm Lake. Storm Lake earns more, with a median household income $3,234 higher. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs 0%).
BODESTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population29811,590−97% vs Storm Lake
Population density7382,136−1,398
Population growth0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Median age38.230.9+7.3
Male59.1%48.3%+10.8 pts
Female40.9%51.7%−10.8 pts
Foreign-born7.7%30.3%−22.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.0%33.1%+42.9 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.3%43.5%−28.2 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other8.7%6.9%+1.8 pts
Median household income$59,531$62,765−$3,234
Per capita income$34,869$30,603+$4,266
Poverty rate9.8%7.0%+2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.418−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%18.9%−0.2 pts
Graduate degree9.6%7.2%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%4.4%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation75.4%70.3%+5.1 pts
Median home value$75,700$172,200−$96,500
Median gross rent$647$898−$251
Owner-occupied74.8%66.3%+8.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.4%5.3%+7.1 pts
Rent-burdened households2.4%27.9%−25.5 pts
Average commute24.510.1+14.4
Worked from home1.4%4.3%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work1.4%1.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured17.9%7.2%+10.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025