COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wallingford vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Wallingford, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Wallingford is 94% smaller than Storm Lake. Wallingford earns more, with a median household income $17,949 higher. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -1%).
WALLINGFORDSTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population64311,590−94% vs Storm Lake
Population density3612,136−1,775
Population growth-1.4%6.3%−7.8 pts
Median age47.730.9+16.8
Male40.9%48.3%−7.4 pts
Female59.1%51.7%+7.4 pts
Foreign-born1.1%30.3%−29.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.8%33.1%+59.8 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.0%43.5%−36.5 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other0.2%6.9%−6.8 pts
Median household income$80,714$62,765+$17,949
Per capita income$35,878$30,603+$5,275
Poverty rate0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2650.418−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%18.9%+4.6 pts
Graduate degree5.4%7.2%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation65.3%70.3%−5.0 pts
Median home value$239,000$172,200+$66,800
Median gross rent$927$898+$29
Owner-occupied57.1%66.3%−9.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.2%5.3%+11.9 pts
Rent-burdened households14.6%27.9%−13.4 pts
Average commute20.010.1+9.9
Worked from home5.8%4.3%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured2.2%7.2%−5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024