COMPARING TWO PLACES
Breda vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Breda, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Breda is 96% smaller than Storm Lake. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
BREDASTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population48811,590−96% vs Storm Lake
Population density6602,136−1,475
Population growth3.5%6.3%−2.8 pts
Median age34.830.9+3.9
Male49.5%48.3%+1.1 pts
Female50.5%51.7%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.4%30.3%−29.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.7%33.1%+65.7 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%43.5%−42.9 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other0.6%6.9%−6.3 pts
Median household income$62,095$62,765−$670
Per capita income$47,445$30,603+$16,842
Poverty rate4.0%7.0%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.418+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%18.9%−4.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation78.5%70.3%+8.2 pts
Median home value$144,600$172,200−$27,600
Median gross rent$816$898−$82
Owner-occupied69.0%66.3%+2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.0%5.3%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households14.3%27.9%−13.6 pts
Average commute17.410.1+7.2
Worked from home7.5%4.3%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured1.5%7.2%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025