COMPARING TWO PLACES
Washta vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Washta, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Washta is 98% smaller than Storm Lake. Storm Lake earns more, with a median household income $15,786 higher. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -16%).
WASHTASTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population19911,590−98% vs Storm Lake
Population density1972,136−1,939
Population growth-15.7%6.3%−22.0 pts
Median age56.830.9+25.9
Male56.7%48.3%+8.3 pts
Female43.3%51.7%−8.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%30.3%−30.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%33.1%+61.4 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%43.5%−41.3 pts
Asian0.6%12.7%−12.2 pts
Other2.8%6.9%−4.2 pts
Median household income$46,979$62,765−$15,786
Per capita income$32,946$30,603+$2,343
Poverty rate9.4%7.0%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%18.9%−9.0 pts
Graduate degree1.3%7.2%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate13.8%4.4%+9.4 pts
Labor force participation64.9%70.3%−5.4 pts
Median home value$48,600$172,200−$123,600
Median gross rent$500$898−$398
Owner-occupied84.9%66.3%+18.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.2%5.3%+20.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%27.9%−27.9 pts
Average commute18.010.1+7.9
Worked from home0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured10.0%7.2%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025