Okoboji

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Okoboji	902	825	752	749

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	23
5-9	21
10-14	29
15-19	33
20-24	46
25-29	44
30-34	20
35-39	31
40-44	24
45-49	32
50-54	33
55-59	54
60-64	72
65-69	91
70-74	77
75-79	58
80-84	31
85+	33
18+	660
Median Age	59

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Race

Okoboji	2025
Total	752.00
White Alone	94.28%
Black Alone	0.66%
American Indian Alone	0%
Asian Alone	0.93%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	0.53%
Two or More Races	3.59%
Hispanic Origin	2.93%
Diversity Index	16.00

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Growth Rate

Okoboji	2025 - 2030
Population	-0.08%
Households	0.94%
Families	-0.08%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	4%

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	467	436	437	458
Housing Units	1,052	1,194	1,281	1,365
Owner Occupied Units			301	314
Renter Occupied Units			136	144
Vacant Units			844	907

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Home Value

Okoboji	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$611,641	$650,974
Average Home Value	$878,405	$1,006,696
<$50,000	2	2
$50,000 - $99,999	0	0
$100,000 - $149,999	2	1
$150,000 - $199,999	11	4
$200,000 - $249,999	17	5
$250,000 - $299,999	12	4
$300,000 - $399,999	16	14
$400,000 - $499,999	32	34
$500,000 - $749,999	131	154
$1,000,000 +	2	1

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	126
2000-2009	233
1990-1999	197
1980-1989	61
1970-1979	262
1960-1969	100
1950-1959	100
1940-1949	26
1939 or Before	204

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Income

Income

Okoboji	2025	2030
Median Household	$70,047	$75,944
Average Household	$110,455	$126,770
Per Capita	$64,187	$77,517

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Household Income

Okoboji	2025
<$15,000	24
$15,000 - $24,999	21
$25,000 - $34,999	24
$35,000 - $49,999	65
$50,000 - $74,999	102
$75,000 - $99,999	72
$100,000 - $149,999	50
$150,000 - $199,999	17
$200,000+	62

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	390
In-County Residents	348
Out-of-County Residents	25
Drive Alone	261
Carpooled	12
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	67
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	48
Walked	2
Other	0
Less than 5 minutes	12
5-9 minutes	78
10-14 minutes	119
15-19 minutes	53
20-24 minutes	16
25-29 minutes	0
30-34 minutes	18
35-39 minutes	0
40-44 minutes	3
45-59 minutes	11
60-89 minutes	0
90+ minutes	13
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	1,040
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	0
Mining	0
Utilities	2
Construction	21
Manufacturing	0
Wholesale Trade	0

Retail Trade	108
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	43
Furn & Home Furnish Str	3
Electronics & Appl Store	2
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	0
Food & Beverage Stores	15
Health/Pers Care Stores	0
Gasoline Stations	0
Clothing/Accessory Store	4
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	35
General Merchandise Str	6

Transportation/Warehouse	33
Information	7

Finance & Insurance	27
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	25
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	2

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	15
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	19
Legal Services	6
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	11
Educational Services	2
HealthCare/Social Assist	20
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	163

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	546
Accommodation	251
Food Srv/Drinking Places	295

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	60
Auto Repair/Maintenance	0
Public Administration Emp	6

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Educational Attainment (25+)

Okoboji	2025
<9th Grade	4
Some High School	7
GED	7
Graduated High School	136
Some College/No Degree	91
Associates Degree	153
Bachelor's Degree	159
Graduate Degree	43

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	84
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	0
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	1
Construction Bus	6
Manufacturing Bus	0
Wholesale Trade Bus	0

Retail Trade Bus	13
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	2
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	1
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	0
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	2
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	0
Gasoline Stations Bus	0
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	1
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	4
General Merchandise Str Bus	2

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	2
Information Bus	2

Finance & Insurance Bus	4
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	3
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	1

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	6
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	5
Legal Services Bus	1
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	2
Educational Services Bus	1
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	4
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	8

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	18
Accommodation Bus	8
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	10

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	8
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	0
Public Administration Bus	2

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

MWI Components
US Senate
Midwest Mechanical
Godbersen Metal Works
Cannon Moss Brygger Architects
Doll Distributing

Thoughts on the Corridor

"Our experience with the Corridor has been one of genuine partnership. The team demonstrates true interest in community growth by asking questions to provoke thought..."

— Philip Ramstack, MWI Components

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor serves as an incredible conduit between business, economic development, and government. Their tireless advocacy of their region and member communities (and their diverse needs) helps to keep the Lakes region at the forefront and top-of-mind in my work."

— Kolby DeWitt, Outreach Director, US Senate

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has always been the go-to place to find ways of helping current business and future business. There isn’t much they will not do to help, including showing property or finding housing for new employees that come to work in the area. The staff at the Corridor is top notch and very caring."

— Donavon Wunschel, Midwestern Mechanical/Spencer City Council

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor has been a valuable resource as we have gone from a startup company to now becoming an established local business, their entire team is very knowledgeable and great to work with."

—Jim Smith, Godbersen Metal Works

Thoughts on the Corridor

"This is a great homebase in Northwest Iowa with the ability to reach a number of communities. The community is positive about growth and values quality spaces. This is a great place to raise a family and be a part of a community that cares about people."

—Adam Van Gorp, CMBA Architects

Thoughts on the Corridor

"After our initial (BRE) meeting, Joanne and I started discussing challenges that we were facing and warehouse space was at the top of our issues. She asked me if we had interest in taking a look at the Daily Reporter building as they were wanting to possibly downsize their location. Jo did all of the leg work in arranging a meeting between Doll’s and the Daily Reporter. She even was present the day that we looked at the facility. Basically, without Jo, we could of possibly never been told that a solution to our warehouse needs was 4 blocks away! Jo checked in several times throughout the process and was always asking if there was anything else she could help with. We are very happy with our purchase and the growth opportunities that this additional space will provide us. We can’t thank you enough!"

—Jason Halverson, Doll Distributing