Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,821
| This zip code: | $44,821 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 50592, 50567, 51002, 50576, 51053, 50568.
Housing units in zip code 50588 with a mortgage: 1,401 (101 second mortgage, 142 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 982
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $997
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $369
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 13.7% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
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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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 50588: White Hall (A), Siebens Fieldhouse (B), Estelle Siebens Science Center (C), Briscoe Honor Hall (D), Finkbine Natatorium (E), Buena Vista County Courthouse (F), Buena Vista County Historical Society Museum (G), Buena Vista County Law Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 50588 include: Lakeside Presbyterian Church (A), Church of Christ (B), United Methodist Church (C), Presbyterian Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Hayes Township Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 50588 include: Dedication to Pioneers Historical Marker (1), Chautauqua Park (2), J Leslie Rollins Stadium (3), Little Storm Lake Game Management Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Storm Lake Post Office (A), Truesdale Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 29
- 1995 to 1998: 120
- 1990 to 1994: 163
- 1980 to 1989: 351
- 1970 to 1979: 713
- 1960 to 1969: 510
- 1950 to 1959: 872
- 1940 to 1949: 573
- 1939 or earlier: 1,245
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Storm Lake, IA (50588): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 85
- 2 bedrooms: 644
- 3 bedrooms: 1,375
- 4 bedrooms: 622
- 5 or more bedrooms: 99
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 66
- 1 bedrooms: 479
- 2 bedrooms: 574
- 3 bedrooms: 211
- 4 bedrooms: 89
- 5 or more bedrooms: 14
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Vehicles available in 50588 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 84
- 1 vehicle: 790
- 2 vehicles: 1,278
- 3 vehicles: 553
- 4 vehicles: 92
- 5 or more vehicles: 28
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 237
- 1 vehicle: 700
- 2 vehicles: 405
- 3 vehicles: 59
- 4 vehicles: 5
- 5 or more vehicles: 27
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 50588:
- Less than $10,000: 35
- $10,000 to $14,999: 16
- $15,000 to $19,999: 10
- $20,000 to $24,999: 17
- $25,000 to $29,999: 25
- $30,000 to $34,999: 41
- $35,000 to $39,999: 27
- $40,000 to $49,999: 51
- $50,000 to $59,999: 133
- $60,000 to $69,999: 148
- $70,000 to $79,999: 242
- $80,000 to $89,999: 243
- $90,000 to $99,999: 212
- $100,000 to $124,999: 471
- $125,000 to $149,999: 307
- $150,000 to $174,999: 160
- $175,000 to $199,999: 124
- $200,000 to $249,999: 118
- $250,000 to $299,999: 92
- $300,000 to $399,999: 102
- $400,000 to $499,999: 58
- $500,000 to $749,999: 38
- $750,000 to $999,999: 17
- $1,000,000 or more: 11
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 50588:
- Less than $100: 25
- $100 to $149: 54
- $150 to $199: 53
- $200 to $249: 53
- $250 to $299: 83
- $300 to $349: 124
- $350 to $399: 238
- $400 to $449: 252
- $450 to $499: 149
- $500 to $549: 15
- $550 to $599: 8
- $600 to $649: 3
- $700 to $749: 11
- $800 to $899: 37
- No cash rent: 160
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $54,139.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $113,591
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $39,491
- Asian householders: $91,189
- Some other race householders: $77,403
- Two or more races householders: $58,590
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $75,967
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,458 (it was $74,900 in 2000)
| 50588: | $106,458 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,131 - $135,694
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $146,501| Here: | $146,501 | | State: | $150,000 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $218,278| Here: | $218,278 | | State: | $158,666 |
In 2-unit structures: $104,920| Here: | $104,920 | | State: | $134,477 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,806| Here: | $86,806 | | State: | $127,528 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,854| Here: | $96,854 | | State: | $124,442 |
Mobile homes: $17,500| Here: | $17,500 | | State: | $29,315 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,362
- One, attached: 86
- Two: 152
- 3 or 4: 313
- 5 to 9: 254
- 10 to 19: 66
- 20 to 49: 140
- 50 or more: 15
- Mobile homes: 188

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,999 (71%)
- Carpooled: 748 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
- Bicycle: 35 (1%)
- Walked: 543 (10%)
- Other means: 63 (1%)
- Worked at home: 251 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 805
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2038
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1530
- 15 to 19 minutes: 358
- 20 to 24 minutes: 138
- 25 to 29 minutes: 72
- 30 to 34 minutes: 139
- 35 to 39 minutes: 28
- 40 to 44 minutes: 40
- 45 to 59 minutes: 117
- 60 to 89 minutes: 59
- 90 or more minutes: 79
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,992
- In family households: 9,198 (2,383 male householders, 475 female householders)
2,334 spouses, 3,474 children (3,223 natural, 89 adopted, 162 stepchildren), 71 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 124 other relatives, 192 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,794 (601 male householders (403 living alone)), 795 female householders (751 living alone)), 398 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,223 (274 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,328 2-persons, 508 3-persons, 499 4-persons, 301 5-persons, 154 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,154 1-person, 173 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
2,193 married couples with children.
565 single-parent households (155 men, 410 women).
75.8% of residents of 50588 zip code speak English at home.
16.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% very well, 20% well, 31% not well, 14% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% very well, 19% well, 7% not well, 8% not at all).
6.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% very well, 37% well, 20% not well, 11% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 2,327 (19.0%)
(21.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 19.0% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (54%)
- Laos (21%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Honduras (5%)
- Canada (3%)
- Philippines (2%)
- Thailand (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 864
- 1990 to 1994: 493
- 1985 to 1989: 490
- 1980 to 1984: 272
- 1975 to 1979: 78
- 1970 to 1974: 83
- 1970 to 1974: 16
- 1965 to 1969: 31
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White population: 10,045
Black population: 55
American Indian population: 18
Asian population: 846
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 1,023
Two or more races population: 241

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 3311 |
|  Other groups: 2907 |
|  United States or American: 607 |
|  English: 473 |
|  Irish: 462 |
|  Norwegian: 400 |
|  Swedish: 381 |
|  Dutch: 275 |
|  Danish: 256 |
|  French (except Basque): 145 |
|  Scottish: 102 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 95 |
|  Polish: 93 |
|  French Canadian: 91 |
|  Swiss: 62 |
|  Italian: 45 |
|  Welsh: 44 |
|  Czech: 42 |
|  Austrian: 33 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 31 |
|  Somalian: 28 |
|  European: 17 |
|  Luxemburger: 16 |
|  Greek: 14 |
|  Croatian: 11 |
|  British: 11 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 9 |
|  Ukrainian: 8 |
|  German Russian: 7 |
|  Canadian: 7 |
|  Finnish: 6 |
|  Yugoslavian: 5 |
|  Belgian: 5 |
|  Lithuanian: 4 |
|  Scandinavian: 4 |
|  Brazilian: 3 |
|  African: 3 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- STORM LAKE HIGH SCHOOL (621 TORNADO DR in STORM LAKE, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-116219 109
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: STORM LAKE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, STORM LAKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, STORM LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- STORM LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (1811 HYLAND DRIVE in STORM LAKE, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-116219 209
Organizations: STORM LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DBW LLC (1701 E LAKESHORE DR in STORM LAKE, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
Organizations: DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DEKALB PLANT GENETICS
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (930 E 5TH in STORM LAKE, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-116219 409
Organizations: STORM LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (310 CAYUGA in STORM LAKE, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-116219 436
Organizations: STORM LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (301 E 7TH in STORM LAKE, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-116219 427
Organizations: STORM LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL (304 SENECA STREET in STORM LAKE, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: ST MARY GRADE SCHOOL, ST MARY SCHOOL, ST. MARY'S GRADE SCHOOL, ST MARYS SCHOOL
- CASINO BEACH MARINA (207 W MARINA RD in STORM LAKE, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: KELLY & CONNIE CLOUGH (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMERICAN CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC (1820 E RICHLAND DR in STORM LAKE, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
- SPECTRA HEALTH CARE FACILITY S (5726 120 AVENUE in STORM LAKE, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: BUENA VISTA COUNTY BOARD OF SU (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BIL MAR FOODS STORM LAKE IOWA (315 VILAS ROAD in STORM LAKE, IA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING
Business NAICS classification: ANIMAL (EXCEPT POULTRY) SLAUGHTERING.
Organizations: SARA LEE FOODS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BIL MAR FOODS INC
- NORTHWEST CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO (E HWY 7-71 & 130TH ST in STORM LAKE, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- REMMERDE FEEDLOT (2691 - 340TH STREET in ROCK VALLEY, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
Alternative names: LOWE'S OF RIVERVIEW, FL
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 50588
- 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 zip code 50588
Median worth of mobile homes: $11,813
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7678
- Northeast: 109
- Midwest: 1114
- South: 319
- West: 592
54% of the 50588 zip code 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, 49% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 11,663. Population change in the 1990s: +567 (+4.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 275
| Here: | 19.6% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 147
| Here: | 20.2% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,033
| Here: | 84.0% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (610 W 4TH ST in STORM LAKE, IA): $12,445 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$9,070 with Army for Education Services. Signed on 2006-01-25. Completion date: 2006-01-25.
$3,375, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-01. Completion date: 2005-09-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 6, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 7, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 942 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 192 people in nursing homes
- 60 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 45 people in hospices or homes 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)
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