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Spirit Lake, Iowa, in Dickinson county, is 80 miles E of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center) and 141 miles SW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of the year 2000 census, 4,261 people lived in Spirit Lake.
In Spirit Lake, about 56% of adults are married. Spirit Lake is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families.
In the city, females are somewhat more common than males.
In 2000, Spirit Lake had a median family income of $44,652. Significantly, more adults in Spirit Lake have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Iowa. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the city.)
Spirit Lake residents donated more money ($2,250) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the city.
An estimated 71% of living spaces in Spirit Lake are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the city. The housing stock in Spirit Lake is younger than in most places.
In Spirit Lake, 92% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, the city is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle). You might spend less time in the car if you live in Spirit Lake; people report shorter commutes than most.
Comparing Spirit Lake to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Iowa (State):
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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