Storm Lake, IA Population

Overview

11,166

Total Population

30.6

Median age

46.59%

Female population %

114.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

49.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,361

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Storm Lake's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Storm Lake is 30.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Storm Lake's population under 18 was 27.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Storm Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Storm Lake, 22.28% were under the age of 15, 26.52% aged 15 to 29, 40.18% aged 30 to 64, 8.62% aged 65 to 84, and 2.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 762 less females than males in Storm Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.59% females and 53.41% males in Storm Lake, IA.
The Storm Lake, IA gender ratio is 114.6:100 i.e. 114.6 men to 100 women (1.146).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 624.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 499.

Storm Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Storm Lake population: 58.33% are White, 4.22% are Black or African American, 0.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 15.30% are Asian, 3.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.47% are some other race and 9.23% are multiracial.
Storm Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4,361 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,805 (60.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Storm Lake is White with a population of 6,513 (58.33% of the total population).

Storm Lake's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 11,307 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Storm Lake's population increased by 605 (6.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Storm Lake's population increased by 574 (5.37%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Storm Lake's population was lowest in year 2008 at 9,572.