COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rolfe vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Rolfe, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Rolfe is 96% smaller than Storm Lake. Storm Lake earns more, with a median household income $11,515 higher. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -13%).
ROLFESTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population48911,590−96% vs Storm Lake
Population density4642,136−1,671
Population growth-12.8%6.3%−19.2 pts
Median age38.630.9+7.7
Male58.6%48.3%+10.3 pts
Female41.4%51.7%−10.3 pts
Foreign-born3.5%30.3%−26.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%33.1%+60.2 pts
Black0.8%3.8%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%43.5%−41.1 pts
Asian0.8%12.7%−12.0 pts
Other2.7%6.9%−4.2 pts
Median household income$51,250$62,765−$11,515
Per capita income$21,412$30,603−$9,191
Poverty rate13.5%7.0%+6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%18.9%−10.2 pts
Graduate degree1.0%7.2%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate20.8%4.4%+16.5 pts
Labor force participation49.6%70.3%−20.7 pts
Median home value$48,500$172,200−$123,700
Median gross rent$583$898−$315
Owner-occupied83.8%66.3%+17.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.9%5.3%+21.6 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%27.9%+8.9 pts
Average commute20.210.1+10.1
Worked from home7.0%4.3%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured12.4%7.2%+5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025