Storm Lake city, IA

Buena Vista County, IA

2022 population: 11,194 ( 594 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.4 square miles
Population density: 2082.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,867	34.55%	24.3%
Black:	468	4.18%	6.6%
Indian:	15	0.13%	25.0%
Asian:	2,116	18.90%	89.4%
2+ races:	241	2.15%	153.7%
Hispanic:	4,420	39.49%	15.6%

Total non-White:	7,327	65.45%	33.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,244	-14.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,838	21.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
10,600
5,111	48.22%
439	4.14%
12	0.11%
1,117	10.54%
95	0.90%
3,822	36.06%
5,489	51.78%

2000
10,150
7,099	69.94%
56	0.55%
25	0.25%
746	7.35%
124	1.22%
2,100	20.69%
3,051	30.06%

1990
8,769
8,317	94.85%
26	0.30%
11	0.13%
335	3.82%
n/a
80	0.91%
452	5.15%

1980
8,814
8,709	98.81%
7	0.08%
5	0.06%
56	0.64%
n/a
25	0.28%
105	1.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
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n/a

-1,988	-19.6
2,438	24.0

Number	Rate
1990's
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-1,218	-13.9
2,599	29.6

Number	Rate
1980's
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-392	-4.4
347	3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Storm Lake city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
31.0
3,014	26.9%
8,180	73.1%
1,520	13.6%

3,996
2.59

2,099	52.5%
1,574	75.0%
282	13.4%
1,897	47.5%

2010
Number	Percent
30.8
2,742	25.9%
7,858	74.1%
1,325	12.5%

3,536
2.75

2,280	64.5%
1,690	74.1%
270	11.8%
1,256	35.5%

2000
Number	Percent
32.0
2,475	24.4%
7,675	75.6%
1,701	16.8%

3,518
2.55

2,277	64.7%
1,909	83.8%
189	8.3%
1,241	35.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
2,010	22.9%
6,759	77.1%
1,517	17.3%

3,347
2.34

2,161	64.6%
1,939	89.7%
136	6.3%
1,186	35.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
2,044	23.2%
6,770	76.8%
1,520	17.2%

3,267
2.41

2,245	68.7%
1,988	88.6%
135	6.0%
1,022	31.3%

2022 Housing Data for Storm Lake city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	68	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	88	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	158	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	210	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	152	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	179	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	198	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	191	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	437	10.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	607	15.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	330	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	428	10.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	260	6.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	230	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	327	8.2%
$200,000 or more	133	3.3%

Median Household Income	54,615
Per Capita Income	28,834

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	181	4.5%
Public Assistance	116	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	395	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,261	75.4%
Unemployed	176	4.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,437	79.5%
Not in Labor Force	887	20.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,435	2,043	54.4%
Non-Profit	134	213	38.6%
Self-Employed	182	50	78.4%

Local Government	144	212	40.4%
State Government	49	128	27.7%
Federal Government	14	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	2,617	2,093	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	341	553	38.1%
Total	2,958	2,646	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	9.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	292	5.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	992	17.7%
Professional, Technical	666	11.9%
Service Occupations	646	11.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	52	0.9%
All others	3,024	53.8%

White Collar		34.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,330	41.5%
Retail trade	852	15.2%
Educational services	671	11.9%
Health care and social assistance	347	6.2%
Construction	274	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	211	3.8%
Other services	193	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	149	2.7%
Finance and insurance	116	2.1%
Public administration	115	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	84	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	70	1.2%
Transportation and warehousing	70	1.2%
Wholesale trade	45	0.8%
Utilities	26	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	0.5%
Information	24	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,202	28.60%
Puerto Rican	9	0.08%
Cuban	365	3.26%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	645	5.76%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	286	2.55%
Honduran	26	0.23%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	8	0.07%
Salvadoran	325	2.90%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	199	1.78%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	762	6.81%
Laotian	387	3.46%
Burmese	299	2.67%
Vietnamese	200	1.79%
Korean	40	0.36%
Japanese	18	0.16%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,958	47.7%
Spanish	3,528	33.9%
Other Asian	1,455	14.0%
Other	212	2.0%
Vietnamese	185	1.8%
Korean	26	0.3%
German, other Germanic	16	0.2%
Arabic	12	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,659	14.8%
Irish	388	3.5%
English	301	2.7%
Norwegian	228	2.0%
Swedish	155	1.4%
Ethiopian	152	1.4%
American	141	1.3%
European	101	0.9%
Danish	95	0.8%
French	84	0.8%
Czech	77	0.7%
African	73	0.7%
Dutch	64	0.6%
Scottish	58	0.5%
Scandinavian	55	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,143	81.7%
Not a citizen	2,051	18.3%

Native	7,618	68.1%
Foreign-born	3,576	31.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,311	20.0%	775	11.8%	1,971	30.0%	1,320	20.1%	752	11.5%	435	6.6%
Average years of education: 11.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,311	20.0%
9-12 Years	775	11.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,971	30.0%
Some College	1,320	20.1%
Bach. Degree	752	11.5%
Grad Degree	435	6.6%
Average years of education: 11.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +0	R +70	R + 2.1%
D -70
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	38%	Joe Biden (D)	1,656	52.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,447	45.5%	77	2.4%	3,180	-8	-1	0.19%
2016	42%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,726	50.5%	Donald Trump (R)	1,447	42.4%	243	7.1%	3,416	-9	-4	0.22%

2020 President, Storm Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,656

52.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,447

45.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,180

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -1

2016 President, Storm Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,726

50.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,447

42.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

119

3.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.0%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

3,416

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Storm Lake city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	37%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,635	53.2%	Joni Ernst* (R)	1,338	43.5%	102 [+]	3.3%	3,075	-8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 62 (2.0%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 37 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	G	31%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,399	55.0%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	1,076	42.3%	68 [+]	2.7%	2,543	-8	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 42 (1.7%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 26 (1.0%);
2016	S3	40%	Charles Grassley* (R)	1,690	51.5%	Patty Judge (D)	1,453	44.3%	140 [+]	4.3%	3,283	-9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 98 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 42 (1.3%);
2014	S2	28%	Joni Ernst (R)	1,107	49.7%	Bruce Braley (D)	1,029	46.2%	90 [+]	4.0%	2,226	-2	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 56 (2.5%); Bob Quast (I) 11 (0.5%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 11 (0.5%); Ruth Smith (I) 9 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	G	28%	Terry Branstad* (R)	1,361	60.6%	Jack Hatch (D)	811	36.1%	73 [+]	3.3%	2,245	2	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 28 (1.2%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 27 (1.2%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 18 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,269
Median Value	$148,900

Occupied	3,996	93.6%
Vacant	273	6.4%

Owned	2,392	59.9%
Rented	1,604	40.1%
Median Rent	$782

Single-Family Units	2,684	62.9%
Detached	2,510	58.8%
Attached	174	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,021	23.9%
Mobile Homes	77	1.8%

Storm Lake city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Storm Lake city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Storm Lake city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Storm Lake city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Storm Lake city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Storm Lake city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Storm Lake city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Storm Lake city, IA