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Notable locations in Storm Lake: Storm Lake Golf Course (A), Storm Lake (B), Peavey Company Elevator (C), Dixon-Eilers Hall (D), Information Technology Center (E), Ballou Library Building (F), Harold Walter Siebens School of Business (G), Edson Hall (H), Pierce Hall (I), White Hall (J), Smith Hall (K), Swope Hall (L), Estelle Siebens Science Center (M), Lage Communication Center (N), Siebens Fieldhouse (O), Finkbine Natatorium (P), Constitution Hall (Q), Briscoe Honor Hall (R), Heritage Hall (S), Storm Lake City Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Storm Lake include: First Baptist Church (A), Lakeside Presbyterian Church (B), Presbyterian Church (C), United Methodist Church (D), Jehovahs Witnesses Kingdom Hall (E), Grace Lutheran Church (F), Saint Mark Lutheran Church (G), Church of Christ (H), Saint John Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Storm Lake include: Chautauqua Park (1), Circle Park (2), Sunset Park (3), Living Heritage Tree Museum (4), Dedication to Pioneers Historical Marker (5), Frank Starr Park (6), Scout Park (7), Radio Park (8), Emerald Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Historical Museum-Buena Vista County (214 West 5th Street), Harker House (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 328 Lake Avenue).
Hotels: Storm Lake Super 8 Motel (101 W. Milwaukee Ave Jct 7 & 71 On W. Milwaukee Ave), Lighthouse Inn (1601 East Lakeshore Drive), 3 & 71 Crossroads Motel (Hwys 3 & 71), Budget Host Vista Inn (1504 Lake Avenue), Amerihost Inn Storm Lake (1726 Lake Ave), Budget Inn (1504 Lake Avenue), Sail Inn (1015 East Lakeshore Drive), Budget Inn Motel (1504 Lake Avenue).
Court: Storm Lake Iowa - Buena Vista County Court House (5th Erie).
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Buena Vista County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Storm Lake and their reported violations in the past:
ALBERT CITY MUNI WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 713, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1999 and AUG-23-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-2000), St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2000), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-23-2001)
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
BEL AIR BETTERMENT CORPORATION (Address: 106 MALLARD  , Population served: 98, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
HILLTOP VILLAGE MHP, INC. (Population served: 94, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-30-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-1999), St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-1999)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.8%
(8.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.7% for Black residents, 27.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 28.5% for other race residents, 13.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.8 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 64.5% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Storm Lake, IA
People in group quarters in Storm Lake:
- 942 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 192 people in nursing homes
- 15 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 15 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Storm Lake compared to Iowa state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
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Banks with branches in Storm Lake (2011 data):
- The Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake: North Branch, East Branch, The Citizens First National Bank Of. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $198.9 mil, Deposits: $175.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Fnc., Inc.
- Security Trust & Savings Bank: at 601 Lake Street, branch established on 1908/01/01; Auto Branch at 300 West 5th Street, branch established on 1961/03/13. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $154.8 mil, Deposits: $133.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Storm Lake Security Bancorporation
- MetaBank: Metabank at 121 East Fifth St, branch established on 1954/01/01; S L Plaza Shopping Cneter Branch at 1413 North Lake Avenue, branch established on 1954/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,358.3 mil, Deposits: $1,225.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 12 total offices
- Central Bank: Drive-In Branch at 1237 Lake Avenue, branch established on 1978/06/28; at 600 Lake Avenue, branch established on 1879/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $459.8 mil, Deposits: $392.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial Financial Corp
- Heritage Bank National Association: Storm Lake Branch at 210 East 5th Street, branch established on 2006/03/06. Info updated 2011/07/27: Bank assets: $463.2 mil, Deposits: $380.6 mil, headquarters in Spicer, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Heritage Bancshares Group, Inc.
- Northwest Bank: Storm Lake Branch at 730 Lake Avenue, branch established on 1994/03/18. Info updated 2012/03/07: Bank assets: $863.8 mil, Deposits: $728.0 mil, headquarters in Spencer, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Northwest Financial Corp.
- United Bank of Iowa: Storm Lake Branch at 1270 Lake Avenue, branch established on 2007/05/15. Info updated 2011/01/04: Bank assets: $1,153.6 mil, Deposits: $906.0 mil, headquarters in Ida Grove, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Ida Grove Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Storm Lake, Iowa:
- Super 8 Motel Storm Lake, 101 W Milwaukee Ave, Storm Lake, IA 50588 , Phone: (712) 732-3063, Fax: (712) 732-2409
- Amerihost Inn Storm Lake, 1726 Lake Ave, Storm Lake, IA 50588 , Phone: (712) 732-1000, Fax: (712) 732-3548
- King's Pointe Resort, 1520 E Lakeshore, Storm Lake, IA 50588 , Phone: (712) 213-4500, Fax: (712) 213-4400
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Storm Lake, Iowa
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Buena Vista County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Storm Lake (based on Buena Vista County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 66.90%
| Here | | 66.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 23.1% | 19.5% | 18.4% | 15.8% | 9.1% |
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| Congregations | 23.3% | 16.3% | 4.7% | 14.0% | 7.0% |
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| Name | Evangelical Free Church of America | United Church of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 3.6% |
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| Congregations | 7.0% | 9.3% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 11.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | Buena Vista County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Buena Vista County: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 19 | This county: | 9.70 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Buena Vista County: | 8.3% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Buena Vista County: | 28.2% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $10,973 | $32,919 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $18,018 | $43,243 | 6 | $983 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
17 | $64,771 | $45,721 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $7,421 | $29,684 | 6 | $2,641 |
| Firefighters |
2 | $7,472 | $44,832 | 13 | $2,641 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $21,146 | $36,250 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,670 | $32,040 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,672 | $32,064 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $5,612 | $33,672 | 6 | $4,233 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $8,340 | $33,360 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $7,612 | $30,448 | 7 | $3,669 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $17,714 | $53,142 | 5 | $7,780 |
| Totals for Government |
52 | $174,421 | $40,251 | 43 | $21,947 |
Storm Lake government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $142,000 ($13.35)
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,080,000 ($101.57)
Parks & Recreation: $315,000 ($29.62)
Solid Waste Management: $263,000 ($24.73)
All Other: $35,000 ($3.29)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($0.19)
Housing & Community Development: $0 ($0.00)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $957,000 ($90.00)
Water Utilities: $666,000 ($62.64)
Parks & Recreation: $106,000 ($9.97)
Air Transportation: $10,000 ($0.94)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,285,000 ($120.85)
Police Protection: $1,277,000 ($120.10)
Sewerage: $919,000 ($86.43)
Parks & Recreation: $566,000 ($53.23)
Regular Highways: $537,000 ($50.50)
Solid Waste Management: $311,000 ($29.25)
General Public Buildings: $307,000 ($28.87)
Libraries: $218,000 ($20.50)
Fire Protection: $212,000 ($19.94)
Air Transportation: $145,000 ($13.64)
General - Other: $142,000 ($13.35)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $54,000 ($5.08)
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000 ($1.69)
Welfare - Other: $8,000 ($0.75)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($0.19)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $50,000 ($4.70)
Highways: $44,000 ($4.14)
All Other: $6,000 ($0.56)
- General - Interest on Debt: $84,000 ($7.90)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $242,000 ($22.76)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $73,000 ($6.87)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,629,000 ($153.20)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $573,000 ($53.89)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $785,000 ($73.83)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $271,000 ($25.49)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $409,000 ($38.47)
General Revenue, NEC: $136,000 ($12.79)
Special Assessments: $21,000 ($1.97)
Rents: $15,000 ($1.41)
Property Sale Other: $4,000 ($0.38)
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $374,000 ($35.17)
Welfare - Other: $50,000 ($4.70)
Fire Protection: $45,000 ($4.23)
Parks & Recreation: $26,000 ($2.45)
Police Protection: $18,000 ($1.69)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($0.19)
Libraries: $1,000 ($0.09)
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000 ($0.09)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,615,000 ($810.21)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,504,000 ($141.45)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $268,000 ($25.20)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $963,000 ($90.57)
Highways: $807,000 ($75.90)
General Support: $219,000 ($20.60)
- Tax - Property: $2,100,000 ($197.50)
Total General Sales: $760,000 ($71.48)
Public Utilities: $128,000 ($12.04)
NEC: $124,000 ($11.66)
Other Selective Sales: $6,000 ($0.56)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,975,000 ($185.74)
6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,092 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.18% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,115 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.20% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Storm Lake:
- KAYL (990 AM; 0 kW; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
Strongest FM radio stations in Storm Lake:
- KAYL-FM (101.7 FM; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KBVU-FM (97.5 FM; ALTA, IA; Owner: BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY)
- KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KKIA (92.9 FM; IDA GROVE, IA; Owner: JIM DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K242AM (96.3 FM; NEWELL, IA; Owner: GOOD NEWS NETWORK, INC.)
- KCHE-FM (92.1 FM; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Storm Lake:
- K47FZ (Channel 47; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
- KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Storm Lake fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
| Businesses in Storm Lake, IA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | Maurices | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Baymont Inn | 1 | | New Balance | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Nike | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Payless | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 2 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| GameStop | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Goodwill | 2 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | UPS | 4 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | | | |
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Storm Lake on our top lists:
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other sales and related workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Food (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other sales and related workers including supervisors"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Food"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill (population 5,000+)"
- #83 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Business operations specialists (population 5,000+)"
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