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Storm Lake Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Storm Lake Area is $23,707, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Storm Lake Area median household income is $48,010. On average Storm Lake Area residents spend 12.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #416

Storm Lake Area	23,707 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Storm Lake Area	25,581 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Storm Lake Area	31,588 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Storm Lake Area	19,620 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #351

Storm Lake Area	48,010 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Storm Lake Area	61,910 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Storm Lake Area	14.48%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Storm Lake Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Iowa and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Storm Lake Area		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.13%	$11,847, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.54%	$17,228, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.33%	$2,030, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.41%	$17,662, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Storm Lake Area	60,603 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Storm Lake Area	75,655 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Storm Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
White	$49,090, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$17,909, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$49,149, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Asian	$81,250, see rank	$59,028	$73,244
Hawaiian Native	$42,434, see rank	$57,115	$53,370
One Race, Other	$46,032, see rank	$39,465	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,603, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Storm Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$29,118, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,357, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$59,548, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$35,675, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Storm Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,847, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	8,136, 51.34%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,187, 76.04%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.05%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,183, 76.00%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,951, 96.25%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	232, 3.75%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,949, 23.96%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	7,711, 48.66%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,816, 62.46%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,816, 62.46%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,560, 94.68%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	256, 5.32%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,895, 37.54%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Storm Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,186, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,172, 70.41%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,780, 17.47%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	13, 0.13%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	430, 4.22%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	119, 1.17%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	672, 6.60%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Storm Lake Area	12.8 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Storm Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,511	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	5,951, 56.62%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,423, 23.91%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	683, 11.48%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	734, 12.33%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	293, 4.92%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	345, 5.80%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,114, 35.52%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	4,560, 43.38%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,342, 29.43%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,003, 22.00%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,308, 28.68%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	58, 1.27%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.07%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	846, 18.55%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Storm Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,511, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	892, 8.49%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	480, 4.57%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,975, 28.30%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	341, 3.24%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,236, 11.76%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	217, 2.06%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	98, 0.93%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	282, 2.68%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	369, 3.51%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,440, 23.21%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	590, 5.61%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	222, 2.11%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	369, 3.51%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Storm Lake Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,337	12.09%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	419	8.45%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.