COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fenton vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Fenton, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Fenton is 65% smaller than Storm Lake. Fenton earns more, with a median household income $38,235 higher. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -1%).
FENTONSTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,06011,590−65% vs Storm Lake
Population density6472,136−1,488
Population growth-0.8%6.3%−7.1 pts
Median age48.030.9+17.1
Male49.7%48.3%+1.3 pts
Female50.3%51.7%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born3.5%30.3%−26.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.1%33.1%+53.0 pts
Black0.2%3.8%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%43.5%−41.1 pts
Asian2.0%12.7%−10.7 pts
Other9.3%6.9%+2.4 pts
Median household income$101,000$62,765+$38,235
Per capita income$50,479$30,603+$19,876
Poverty rate3.5%7.0%−3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher49.3%18.9%+30.4 pts
Graduate degree18.7%7.2%+11.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%4.4%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation64.6%70.3%−5.6 pts
Median home value$374,500$172,200+$202,300
Median gross rent$1,622$898+$724
Owner-occupied82.6%66.3%+16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.6%5.3%−2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households13.2%27.9%−14.7 pts
Average commute25.010.1+14.9
Worked from home13.4%4.3%+9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.4%1.0%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.4%7.2%−6.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025