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Census Tract 9604, Buena Vista, IA

6,315 Population
17.7 square miles 357.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.3 ±3.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Storm Lake: 30.9 ±1.2
  • about the same as the figure in Buena Vista County: 35.6 ±0.4

Economics

$30,891 ±$3,456 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Storm Lake: $30,603 ±$3,042
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Buena Vista County: $34,666 ±$2,000
$59,091 ±$17,798 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Storm Lake: $62,765 † ±$16,358
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Buena Vista County: $71,719 † ±$7,936

3.8% ±1.7% (237  ±109) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Storm Lake: 7% † 745 (±2.9% / ±314)
  • about half the rate in Buena Vista County: 7.8% † 1,542 (±2% / ±396)

8.7 minutes ±1.3 (25,280  ±5,031) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Storm Lake: 10.1 † 54,605 (±1.2 / ±7,507)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Buena Vista County: 14 134,285 (±0.9 / ±9,668)

Families

2,208 ±208 Number of households
  • Storm Lake: 3,975 ±164
  • Buena Vista County: 7,546 ±181
2.8 ±0.3 (6,199  ±468) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Storm Lake: 2.7 10,647 (±0.1 / ±60)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Buena Vista County: 2.6 19,805 (±0.1 / ±28)

8.1% ±6% (144  ±109) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Storm Lake: 8.5% † 273 (±4.1% / ±132)
  • about the same as the rate in Buena Vista County: 8.2% † 401 (±2.6% / ±130)

Housing

2,354 ±215 Number of housing units
  • Storm Lake: 4,198 ±142
  • Buena Vista County: 8,293 ±31

$174,800 ±$36,083 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Storm Lake: $172,200 † ±$17,988
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Buena Vista County: $159,500 ±$10,332

7.1% ±3.2% (438  ±202.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Storm Lake: 7.3% † 813 (±2.3% / ±260.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Buena Vista County: 9.2% † 1,877 (±1.8% / ±360.1)

Social

70.2% ±9.3% (2,780  ±429.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Storm Lake: 72.3% † 4,878 (±7.2% / ±519)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Buena Vista County: 81.3% 10,616 (±4.4% / ±588.5)
16.1% ±5% (637  ±204.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Storm Lake: 18.9% † 1,275 (±3.9% / ±264.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Buena Vista County: 22.2% † 2,901 (±2.3% / ±303.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

31.2% ±5.3% (1,973  ±365) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Storm Lake: 30.3% † 3,465 (±3.9% / ±440)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Buena Vista County: 21.3% 4,416

2.1% ±1.2% (97  ±54) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Storm Lake: 2.4% † 199 (±1% / ±84)
  • about half the rate in Buena Vista County: 4.1% † 625 (±0.7% / ±105)
97 Total veterans ±54 97 Male ±54 N/A Female ±15

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