COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mapleton vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Mapleton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Mapleton is 97% smaller than Storm Lake. Mapleton earns more, with a median household income $8,485 higher. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -5%).
MAPLETONSTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population40211,590−97% vs Storm Lake
Population density2,1972,136+61
Population growth-5.2%6.3%−11.5 pts
Median age36.630.9+5.7
Male47.0%48.3%−1.3 pts
Female53.0%51.7%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%30.3%−30.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%33.1%+61.4 pts
Black0.5%3.8%−3.3 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$71,250$62,765+$8,485
Per capita income$26,327$30,603−$4,276
Poverty rate10.4%7.0%+3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3170.418−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%18.9%−12.4 pts
Graduate degree2.7%7.2%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%4.4%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation71.7%70.3%+1.4 pts
Median home value$90,000$172,200−$82,200
Median gross rent$775$898−$123
Owner-occupied82.1%66.3%+15.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%5.3%+8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households32.1%27.9%+4.2 pts
Average commute28.710.1+18.5
Worked from home6.7%4.3%+2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured9.3%7.2%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025