Spirit Lake city, IA

Dickinson County, IA

2022 population: 5,409 ( 569 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.5 square miles
Population density: 1207.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,960	91.70%	6.1%
Black:	11	0.20%	8.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	309	5.71%	543.8%
Hispanic:	129	2.38%	104.8%

Total non-White:	449	8.30%	170.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	286	7.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	283	7.1

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
4,840
4,674	96.57%
12	0.25%
8	0.17%
34	0.70%
48	0.99%
63	1.30%
166	3.43%

2000
4,309
4,212	97.75%
25	0.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
21	0.49%
51	1.18%
97	2.25%

1990
3,871
3,866	99.87%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.13%
5	0.13%

1980
3,976
3,943	99.17%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
14	0.35%
33	0.83%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

462	10.7
69	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

346	8.9
92	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-77	-1.9
-28	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Spirit 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
40.1
1,178	21.8%
4,231	78.2%
1,280	23.7%

2,537
2.08

1,247	49.2%
970	77.8%
140	11.2%
1,290	50.8%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
1,120	23.1%
3,720	76.9%
961	19.9%

2,157
2.19

1,268	58.8%
1,024	80.8%
102	8.0%
889	41.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
1,085	25.2%
3,224	74.8%
793	18.4%

1,801
2.31

1,127	62.6%
894	79.3%
106	9.4%
674	37.4%

1990
Number	Percent
38.4
968	25.0%
2,903	75.0%
781	20.2%

1,604
2.33

1,068	66.6%
911	85.3%
100	9.4%
536	33.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
1,136	28.6%
2,840	71.4%
610	15.3%

1,542
2.55

1,101	71.4%
974	88.5%
66	6.0%
441	28.6%

2022 Housing Data for Spirit Lake city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	27	1.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	27	1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	267	10.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	96	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	105	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	92	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	120	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	37	1.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	135	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	229	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	309	12.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	402	15.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	250	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	162	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	184	7.3%
$200,000 or more	95	3.7%

Median Household Income	70,248
Per Capita Income	39,860

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	67	2.6%
Public Assistance	170	6.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	284	11.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,634	88.7%
Unemployed	36	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,670	89.9%
Not in Labor Force	299	10.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		11.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,111	864	56.3%
Non-Profit	82	214	27.7%
Self-Employed	226	113	66.7%

Local Government	64	140	31.4%
State Government	37	63	37.0%
Federal Government	41	16	71.9%

Total Private + Self	1,337	977	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	224	433	34.1%
Total	1,561	1,410	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	391	13.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	639	21.5%
Professional, Technical	668	22.5%
Service Occupations	413	13.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	21	0.7%
All others	860	28.9%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	552	18.6%
Health care and social assistance	345	11.6%
Other services	310	10.4%
Educational services	255	8.6%
Retail trade	229	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	212	7.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	188	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	153	5.1%
Finance and insurance	151	5.1%
Construction	149	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	126	4.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	69	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	58	2.0%
Utilities	54	1.8%
Wholesale trade	41	1.4%
Public administration	36	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	0.9%
Information	17	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	128	2.37%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
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	1	0.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,945	96.6%
Spanish	134	2.6%
German, other Germanic	18	0.4%
Arabic	14	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	10	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,666	49.3%
Irish	389	7.2%
Dutch	343	6.3%
Norwegian	340	6.3%
Danish	336	6.2%
English	285	5.3%
Swedish	191	3.5%
French	136	2.5%
American	134	2.5%
Scottish	121	2.2%
Polish	68	1.3%
Italian	67	1.2%
Scandinavian	39	0.7%
Canadian	22	0.4%
German Russian	22	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,327	98.5%
Not a citizen	82	1.5%

Native	5,327	98.5%
Foreign-born	82	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
21	0.6%	82	2.2%	1,059	28.8%	1,225	33.3%	1,006	27.3%	288	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	21	0.6%
9-12 Years	82	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,059	28.8%
Some College	1,225	33.3%
Bach. Degree	1,006	27.3%
Grad Degree	288	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +170	D +95	D + 8.1%
D +265
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,092	63.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,132	34.6%	50	1.5%	3,274	11	17	0.19%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	1,922	65.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	867	29.4%	163	5.5%	2,952	14	19	0.19%

2020 President, Spirit Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,132

34.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,092

63.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,274

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Spirit Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

867

29.4%

Donald Trump (R)

1,922

65.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

2,952

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Spirit Lake city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	75%	Joni Ernst* (R)	2,008	61.7%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,175	36.1%	74 [+]	2.3%	3,257	10	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 54 (1.7%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 17 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	G	59%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	1,538	61.4%	Fred Hubbell (D)	921	36.8%	47 [+]	1.9%	2,506	11	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 34 (1.4%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 11 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2016	S3	72%	Charles Grassley* (R)	2,159	73.7%	Patty Judge (D)	680	23.2%	90 [+]	3.1%	2,929	14	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 55 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 35 (1.2%);
2014	S2	47%	Joni Ernst (R)	1,120	60.6%	Bruce Braley (D)	660	35.7%	68 [+]	3.7%	1,848	9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 42 (2.3%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 9 (0.5%); Ruth Smith (I) 8 (0.4%); Bob Quast (I) 7 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	47%	Terry Branstad* (R)	1,337	71.5%	Jack Hatch (D)	497	26.6%	37 [+]	2.0%	1,871	12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 17 (0.9%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 13 (0.7%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 6 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);

*: 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	2,834
Median Value	$196,900

Occupied	2,537	89.5%
Vacant	297	10.5%

Owned	1,662	65.5%
Rented	875	34.5%
Median Rent	$891

Single-Family Units	2,089	73.7%
Detached	1,999	70.5%
Attached	90	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	429	15.1%
Mobile Homes	83	2.9%

Spirit Lake city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Spirit Lake city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Spirit Lake city, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Spirit Lake city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Spirit Lake city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Spirit Lake city, IA