One of the benefits of Storm Lake is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.53 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The percentage of adults in Storm Lake who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.08% of the adults in Storm Lake have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Storm Lake in 2022 was $28,834, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,336 for a family of four. However, Storm Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Storm Lake is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Storm Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Storm Lake, accounting for 39.49% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Storm Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Storm Lake include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.
In addition, Storm Lake has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.95%).
The most common language spoken in Storm Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
