COMPARING TWO PLACES
Odebolt vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Odebolt, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Odebolt is 92% smaller than Storm Lake. Odebolt earns more, with a median household income $2,652 higher. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -2%).
ODEBOLTSTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population96711,590−92% vs Storm Lake
Population density9372,136−1,199
Population growth-1.9%6.3%−8.2 pts
Median age49.730.9+18.8
Male49.3%48.3%+1.0 pts
Female50.7%51.7%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%30.3%−30.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.8%33.1%+63.8 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%43.5%−42.6 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other2.3%6.9%−4.6 pts
Median household income$65,417$62,765+$2,652
Per capita income$37,694$30,603+$7,091
Poverty rate6.6%7.0%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%18.9%−1.3 pts
Graduate degree5.7%7.2%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%4.4%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation64.2%70.3%−6.1 pts
Median home value$98,800$172,200−$73,400
Median gross rent$660$898−$238
Owner-occupied77.5%66.3%+11.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.9%5.3%+13.5 pts
Rent-burdened households31.2%27.9%+3.3 pts
Average commute18.110.1+8.0
Worked from home2.3%4.3%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured2.2%7.2%−5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025