Spirit Lake

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Spirit Lake	4,303	4,853	5,594	5,831

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	289
5-9	315
10-14	351
15-19	298
20-24	298
25-29	298
30-34	298
35-39	374
40-44	349
45-49	309
50-54	328
55-59	317
60-64	330
65-69	365
70-74	343
75-79	291
80-84	192
85+	249
18+	4,455
Median Age	44

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Growth Rate

Spirit Lake	2025 - 2030
Population	0.83%
Households	1.34%
Families	1.06%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	1,811	2,163	2,552	2,728
Housing Units	2,043	2,581	3,028	3,290
Owner Occupied Units			1,844	2,018
Renter Occupied Units			708	710
Vacant Units			476	562

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Home Value

Spirit Lake	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$272,379	$338,554
Average Home Value	$367,989	$443,746
<$50,000	51	25
$50,000 - $99,999	41	22
$100,000 - $149,999	172	114
$150,000 - $199,999	256	207
$200,000 - $249,999	291	270
$250,000 - $299,999	248	243
$300,000 - $399,999	279	332
$400,000 - $499,999	170	259
$500,000 - $749,999	172	292
$1,000,000 +	49	60

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Income

Income

Spirit Lake	2025	2030
Median Household	$66,082	$71,376
Average Household	$85,109	$92,635
Per Capita	$38,952	$43,459

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Household Income

Spirit Lake	2025
<$15,000	75
$15,000 - $24,999	312
$25,000 - $34,999	211
$35,000 - $49,999	313
$50,000 - $74,999	535
$75,000 - $99,999	402
$100,000 - $149,999	432
$150,000 - $199,999	166
$200,000+	106

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	2,844
In-County Residents	2,293
Out-of-County Residents	429
Drive Alone	2,258
Carpooled	197
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	291
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	69
Other	29
Less than 5 minutes	205
5-9 minutes	1,186
10-14 minutes	294
15-19 minutes	231
20-24 minutes	115
25-29 minutes	50
30-34 minutes	309
35-39 minutes	2
40-44 minutes	70
45-59 minutes	76
60-89 minutes	7
90+ minutes	8
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	6,107
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	19
Mining	0
Utilities	0
Construction	198
Manufacturing	1,042
Wholesale Trade	282

Retail Trade	1,588
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	241
Furn & Home Furnish Str	42
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	49
Food & Beverage Stores	336
Health/Pers Care Stores	63
Gasoline Stations	20
Clothing/Accessory Store	37
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	488
General Merchandise Str	312

Transportation/Warehouse	42
Information	69

Finance & Insurance	199
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	96
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	38
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	65

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	114
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	196
Legal Services	34
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	30
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	94
Educational Services	194
HealthCare/Social Assist	1,110
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	37

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	400
Accommodation	115
Food Srv/Drinking Places	285

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	229
Auto Repair/Maintenance	34
Public Administration Emp	264

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Educational Attainment (25+)

Spirit Lake	2025
<9th Grade	21
Some High School	71
GED	147
Graduated High School	968
Some College/No Degree	941
Associates Degree	462
Bachelor's Degree	1,102
Graduate Degree	331

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	488
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	1
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	0
Construction Bus	35
Manufacturing Bus	19
Wholesale Trade Bus	13

Retail Trade Bus	85
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	20
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	7
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	7
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	12
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	13
Gasoline Stations Bus	3
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	7
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	11
General Merchandise Str Bus	5

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	4
Information Bus	10

Finance & Insurance Bus	34
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	9
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	11
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	14

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	21
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	38
Legal Services Bus	9
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	4
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	15
Educational Services Bus	7
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	64
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	9

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	33
Accommodation Bus	9
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	24

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	53
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	8
Public Administration Bus	30

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

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

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

"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

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