Spirit Lake, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,692 (Urban population: 4,671 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 21 (4 farm, 16 nonfarm))

Spirit Lake, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,025 (1,810 occupied: 1,280 owner occupied, 530 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	28%

Housing density: 608 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,660.

Median contract rent in 2007: $401 (lower quartile is $314, upper quartile is $485)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $462

Median gross rent in Spirit Lake, IA in 2007: $505

Housing units in Spirit Lake with a mortgage: 653 (24 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 410

Spirit Lake,IA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,693 (it was $90,400 in 2000)

Spirit Lake:	$127,693
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,150 - $176,262

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $148,107
Here: $148,107
State: $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $195,787
Here: $195,787
State: $158,666

In 2-unit structures: $145,628
Here: $145,628
State: $134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,897
Here: $125,897
State: $127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $235,639
Here: $235,639
State: $124,442

Mobile homes: $17,469
Here: $17,469
State: $29,315

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,166

In family households: 3,406 (890 male householders, 237 female householders)
880 spouses, 1,270 children (1,146 natural, 28 adopted, 96 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 20 other relatives, 61 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 760 (229 male householders (193 living alone)), 445 female householders (411 living alone)), 86 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 143 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 541 2-persons, 241 3-persons, 207 4-persons, 107 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 604 1-person, 64 2-persons, 6 4-persons.

756 married couples with children.
255 single-parent households (50 men, 205 women).

97.5% of residents of Spirit Lake speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 26 (0.6%)
(57.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spirit Lake, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 24 4 rooms: 120 5 rooms: 303 6 rooms: 192 7 rooms: 189 8 rooms: 208 9 or more rooms: 233

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spirit Lake, Iowa:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 72 3 rooms: 107 4 rooms: 173 5 rooms: 86 6 rooms: 13 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 48
1995 to 1998: 117
1990 to 1994: 86
1980 to 1989: 213
1970 to 1979: 417
1960 to 1969: 335
1950 to 1959: 236
1940 to 1949: 153
1939 or earlier: 420

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Spirit Lake:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 46 2 bedrooms: 353 3 bedrooms: 478 4 bedrooms: 355 5 or more bedrooms: 48

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spirit Lake:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 173 2 bedrooms: 248 3 bedrooms: 46 4 bedrooms: 44 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Spirit Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 309 2 vehicles: 681 3 vehicles: 165 4 vehicles: 76 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Spirit Lake in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 83 1 vehicle: 323 2 vehicles: 75 3 vehicles: 41 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Spirit Lake, IA:

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 15
$25,000 to $29,999: 12
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 16
$40,000 to $49,999: 31
$50,000 to $59,999: 29
$60,000 to $69,999: 37
$70,000 to $79,999: 64
$80,000 to $89,999: 75
$90,000 to $99,999: 84
$100,000 to $124,999: 231
$125,000 to $149,999: 245
$150,000 to $174,999: 126
$175,000 to $199,999: 91
$200,000 to $249,999: 128
$250,000 to $299,999: 111
$300,000 to $399,999: 43
$400,000 to $499,999: 10
$500,000 to $749,999: 11
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Spirit Lake rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Spirit Lake:

Less than $100: 46 people
$100 to $149: 23
$150 to $199: 18
$200 to $249: 18
$250 to $299: 36
$300 to $349: 50
$350 to $399: 81
$400 to $449: 86
$450 to $499: 79
$500 to $549: 50
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 18
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 7
No cash rent: 24

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 15 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

Spirit Lake, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.6%
Number of people working at home: 79 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 355
5 to 9 minutes: 702
10 to 14 minutes: 427
15 to 19 minutes: 153
20 to 24 minutes: 87
25 to 29 minutes: 123
30 to 34 minutes: 85
35 to 39 minutes: 18
40 to 44 minutes: 10
45 to 59 minutes: 48
60 to 89 minutes: 29
90 or more minutes: 25

Spirit Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,727 (81%)
Carpooled: 233 (11%)
Bicycle: 17 (1%)
Walked: 70 (3%)
Other means: 15 (1%)
Worked at home: 79 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 144
$10,000 to $14,999: 158
$15,000 to $19,999: 124
$20,000 to $24,999: 187
$25,000 to $29,999: 134
$30,000 to $34,999: 106
$35,000 to $39,999: 125
$40,000 to $44,999: 136
$45,000 to $49,999: 107
$50,000 to $59,999: 162
$60,000 to $74,999: 171
$75,000 to $99,999: 141
$100,000 to $124,999: 45
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $199,999: 36
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

German: 1413

Norwegian: 312

English: 302

Irish: 231

United States or American: 211

Other groups: 117

Dutch: 105

Swedish: 101

Danish: 88

Scandinavian: 37

French (except Basque): 34

Scotch-Irish: 33

Welsh: 31

Finnish: 25

Czechoslovakian: 17

Polish: 17

Scottish: 13

Italian: 12

German Russian: 12

Czech: 11

Lithuanian: 10

Pennsylvania German: 7

Greek: 6

Belgian: 6

Swiss: 6

Russian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (77%)
United Kingdom (23%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3045
Northeast: 31
Midwest: 869
South: 122
West: 210

58% of Spirit Lake residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 65
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 17
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 422
Less than 1 year of college: 72
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 184
Associate degree: 132
Bachelor's degree: 232
Master's degree: 45
Professional school degree: 27
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 96
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 25
High school graduate (or equivalency): 607
Less than 1 year of college: 131
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 245
Associate degree: 113
Bachelor's degree: 263
Master's degree: 33
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 31.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,435
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $76,490

Spirit Lake household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Spirit Lake household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Spirit Lake marital status for males

Spirit Lake marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $130,968
Hispanic or Latino householders: $42,507

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,361
One, attached: 60
Two: 95
3 or 4: 162
5 to 9: 66
10 to 19: 47
20 to 49: 141
Mobile homes: 93

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,188

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Spirit Lake:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (30%) No fuel used (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21

Here:	13.9%
Iowa:	25.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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