Total Population
63,730
Population
Growth Rate
0.06%
Median Age
44
Diversity Index
47.000
Households
26,456
Total Housing Units
34,578
Owner Occupied
19,341
Renter Occupied
7,115
Vacant
8,122
Median Home Value
$168,841
Average Home Value
$235,580
Income
Growth Rate
Median
Household Income
0.00%
Per Capita Income
2.45%
Median Household
$59,065 $67,162
Average Household
$81,336 $91,544
Per Capita
$33,805 $38,147
Total Businesses
3,491
Total Employed
38,287
Workers 16+
31,550
2022 Manufacturing Businesses
Businesses
132
Employed
6,118
2022 Retail Trade Businesses
Businesses
512
Employed
5,628
2022 HealthCare/Social Assist
Businesses
272
Employed
5,559
2022 Accommodation/Food Service
Businesses
246
Employed
3,534
2022 Educational Services - Businesses
Businesses
73
Employed
2,719
2022 Food Service/Drinking Estab
Businesses
176
Employed
2,355
Some
High School
2,469
Graduated
High School
12,638
Associates
Degree
6,049
Bachelor's
Degree
8,650
Graduate
Degree
3,311
Average Commute Time
0 min.
Resident Commuters
25,914
Non-Resident Commuters
4,592
Drive Alone
23,965
Carpooled
3,623
Public
103
Work At Home
2,150
A company’s roadmap to success is sure to be enhanced with the Corridor’s prime Midwest location and our ability to reduce supply and distribution costs. We are at the heart of an eight state market of 926,182 businesses and 35.3 million people with a total of over $901.7 billion in personal income.
Highway 71 travels north and south, and highways 9 and 18 journey east and west providing easy access to any place in the Corridor. Interstate 90 is minutes north on Highway 71 and Interstate 29 is located approximately 1 hour west on Highway 18.
Distance to Major Midwest Markets
City | Days by Motor Freight | Distance in Miles |
---|---|---|
Minneapolis | 1 | 220 |
Chicago | 1 | 420 |
St. Louis | 1 | 529 |
Kansas City | 1 | 318 |
Des Moines | 1 | 187 |
Omaha | 1 | 172 |
The Corridor is served by a variety of common carriers, providing interstate, intrastate, and local freight services. Among these are heavy and lightweight haulers, liquid or dry bulk, oversized, and other specialty haulers. In addition to these common carriers, Spencer is home to a regional hub for UPS and is served by all major parcel carriers. Rail service is provided by Union Pacific, Canadian National and the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad. Click for an Iowa Railroad Map.
The Northwest Iowa Regional Airport is located in Spencer. Runway 12-30 is 100′ x 6000′. Runway 18-36 is 75′ x 5000′. Both runways are concrete grooved and are lit by remote 3 intensity lighting system. Private aircraft from ultra lights to high performance jets use the airport. There is an ILS on Runway 12. The facility is at an elevation of 1,339 feet at a distance of about 3 miles from Spencer. This is a full-service regional airport. Air taxi service and charter service is available through the Fixed Base Operator, Leading Edge Aviation. Estherville, Milford, Spirit Lake and Storm Lake also operate municipal airports. Two commercial airports with cargo air facilities are located within 90 minutes or less of the region (Sioux City and Sioux Falls).
Our region is home to quality, ample, and reliable utility providers. They include: