COMPARING TWO PLACES
Palmer vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Palmer, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Palmer is 95% smaller than Storm Lake. Storm Lake earns more, with a median household income $6,318 higher. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -18%).
PALMERSTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population58411,590−95% vs Storm Lake
Population density1182,136−2,017
Population growth-18.0%6.3%−24.3 pts
Median age40.230.9+9.3
Male48.9%48.3%+0.6 pts
Female51.1%51.7%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%30.3%−30.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%33.1%+55.3 pts
Black1.7%3.8%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%43.5%−43.5 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other9.9%6.9%+3.0 pts
Median household income$56,447$62,765−$6,318
Per capita income$16,724$30,603−$13,879
Poverty rate14.7%7.0%+7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3390.418−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%18.9%−11.5 pts
Graduate degree3.4%7.2%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%4.4%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation51.7%70.3%−18.6 pts
Median home value$78,900$172,200−$93,300
Median gross rent$583$898−$315
Owner-occupied86.1%66.3%+19.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%5.3%+6.6 pts
Rent-burdened households8.1%27.9%−19.8 pts
Average commute40.210.1+30.1
Worked from home3.5%4.3%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured13.4%7.2%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025