Spirit Lake, IA Profile

Spirit Lake, IA, population 4,590, is located in Iowa's Dickinson county, about 80.7 miles from Sioux Falls and 141.1 miles from Minneapolis.

Through the 90's Spirit Lake's population has grown by about 10%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Spirit Lake has grown by about 8%.

Spirit Lake's property crime levels tend to be about the same as Iowa's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Spirit Lake tend to be lower than Iowa's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	46%
	Females	54%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	99%
	African American	0%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	1%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	39.90
	Males	37.50
	Females	42.20

Vs. State Median Age

Males by Age			Females by Age
	Under 20	13.00%		Under 20:	14.00%
	20 to 40	12.00%		20 to 40:	12.00%
	40 to 60	13.00%		40 to 60:	14.00%
	Over 60	8.00%		Over 60:	15.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	4,261	N/A
2001	4,312	1.20%
2002	4,321	0.21%
2003	4,432	2.57%
2004	4,473	0.93%
2005	4,590	2.62%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$36,224

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	251
2004	135
2005	111
2006	43
2007	84
2008	85

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forcible Rape	-	-	2	2	0	1	2	0
Robbery	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aggravated Assault	-	-	9	4	5	1	2	4

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	3,266
2004	3,094
2005	3,081
2006	2,276
2007	3,993
2008	3,962

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	-	-	29	22	23	15	25	38
Larceny, Theft	-	-	109	113	114	88	166	146
Motor Vehicle Theft	-	-	5	3	2	2	0	2
Arson	-	-	0	0	0	1	0	0

Location

Land Area

2.5 Square Miles

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearest Big Cities