COMPARING TWO PLACES
Graettinger vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Graettinger, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Graettinger is 93% smaller than Storm Lake. Graettinger earns more, with a median household income $19,652 higher. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -1%).
GRAETTINGERSTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population81811,590−93% vs Storm Lake
Population density1,0852,136−1,051
Population growth-1.4%6.3%−7.7 pts
Median age40.230.9+9.3
Male53.7%48.3%+5.4 pts
Female46.3%51.7%−5.4 pts
Foreign-born8.9%30.3%−21.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.3%33.1%+47.2 pts
Black7.8%3.8%+4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%43.5%−40.6 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other8.9%6.9%+2.0 pts
Median household income$82,417$62,765+$19,652
Per capita income$30,010$30,603−$593
Poverty rate5.9%7.0%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3220.418−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%18.9%−6.4 pts
Graduate degree4.6%7.2%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.6%4.4%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation80.8%70.3%+10.5 pts
Median home value$88,500$172,200−$83,700
Median gross rent$518$898−$380
Owner-occupied80.2%66.3%+13.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%5.3%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households14.0%27.9%−14.0 pts
Average commute17.210.1+7.1
Worked from home0.9%4.3%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured6.9%7.2%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025