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Population (year 2000): 10,076. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,963 (-1.1% change)
Males: 5,002 (49.6%), Females: 5,074 (50.4%)
Buena Vista County
Zip code:
50588
Median resident age: 31.7 years
Median household income: $35,270 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,300 (year 2000)
Races in Storm Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.8%)
- Hispanic (21.1%)
- Other race (9.5%)
- Other Asian (6.8%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- Black (0.5%)
- Vietnamese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (32.1%), Irish (8.7%),
English (5.7%), Swedish (5.0%), United States (4.8%), Norwegian
(4.0%).
Elevation: 1434 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Storm Lake
- High school or higher: 73.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Storm Lake city
- Never married: 33.9%
- Now married: 50.3%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 5.6%
21.7% Foreign born (13.9% Latin America, 6.6%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,122 (+12.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Storm Lake:
- BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1525
WEST FIFTH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Storm Lake:
- LORING HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SAC CITY, IA)
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 26 miles; CHEROKEE,
IA)
- SIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
CHEROKEE, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Storm Lake:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 84 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 104 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID:
OMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Storm Lake:
- STORM LAKE MUNI (about 5 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; ID:
SLB)
- CHEROKEE MUNI (about 25 miles; CHEROKEE, IA; ID:
CKP)
- SAC CITY MUNI (about 26 miles; SAC CITY, IA; ID:
SKI)
Colleges/Universities in Storm Lake:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
2,524; Location: 610 W 4TH ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.bvu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- FAUST INSTITUTE OF COSMETOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 17; Location: 502 ERIE ST BOX 29; Private,
for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Storm Lake:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 107
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 115 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
Public high school in Storm Lake:
- STORM LAKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 657;
Location: 621 TORNADO DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Storm Lake:
- ST MARY GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 337;
Location: 312 SENECA ST; Grades: KG - 12)
- ST MARYS K-12 (Students: 330; Location: 304
SENECA STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Storm Lake:
- STORM LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 658;
Location: 1811 HYLAND DRIVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
- SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 243;
Location: 310 CAYUGA; Grades: PK - 04)
- WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 219;
Location: 1001 W 6TH; Grades: KG - 04)
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 136;
Location: 930 E 5TH; Grades: PK - 01)
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 126;
Location: 301 E 7TH; Grades: 02 - 04)
Library in Storm Lake:
- STORM LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$226,773; Location: 609 CAYUGA; 42,688 books; 1,448
audio materials; 1,032 video materials; 99 serial
subscriptions)
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