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Storm Lake, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Storm Lake, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,756. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet STORM-LAKE-IA · Storm Lake, IA 1 ZIPs · 12,756 pop · #12882/25278 · Buena Vista County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $70,906
  • RANK-MID #12882/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alta
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,756
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $184,900

Nearest income peer: Alta, IA ( $281 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Storm Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Storm Lake on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Storm Lake, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,756
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,906
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,906 and poverty 7.7% concentrate in 50588.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Storm Lake as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Cresco is the closest lower-income city and Lenox the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Storm Lake.

Population concentration

Storm Lake reads through its lone ZIP, 50588

12,756 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50588 is not the leading code inside Storm Lake, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Storm Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 339 establishments, 7,940 employees , annual payroll $356,730k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50588 (339 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (69) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Storm Lake, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Buena Vista County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Storm Lake. See the Buena Vista County roll-up →

Storm Lake lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Buena Vista County: Newell and Albert City earn more and Marathon, Linn Grove and Rembrandt earn less. Marathon marks the far end of that range at $51,875, 27% below Storm Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50588 12,756 $70,906 339 36
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Storm Lake roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Storm Lake, .