COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lytton vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Lytton, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Lytton is 98% smaller than Storm Lake. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -10%).
LYTTONSTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population27011,590−98% vs Storm Lake
Population density1,1742,136−962
Population growth-10.5%6.3%−16.8 pts
Median age41.130.9+10.2
Male44.0%48.3%−4.4 pts
Female56.0%51.7%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%30.3%−30.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.0%33.1%+61.9 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%43.5%−43.5 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other5.0%6.9%−1.9 pts
Median household income$62,708$62,765−$57
Per capita income$30,267$30,603−$336
Poverty rate7.6%7.0%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.418Even
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%18.9%−5.6 pts
Graduate degree2.0%7.2%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%4.4%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation66.0%70.3%−4.2 pts
Median home value$65,600$172,200−$106,600
Median gross rent$683$898−$215
Owner-occupied77.6%66.3%+11.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.1%5.3%+4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households9.4%27.9%−18.6 pts
Average commute34.410.1+24.3
Worked from home5.3%4.3%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.5%1.0%−0.5 pts
Uninsured2.8%7.2%−4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025