Story City, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,395
Male Share of the Population	41.5%
Female Share of the Population	58.5%
Senior Citizens	23.4%
Employed Population 16+	1,504
Age of the Population	42

Families

% of people married	53.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	55.6%
Median Earnings25+	$42,373
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$43,716
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$32,212

Wealth

Median Family Income	$81,346
% Above Poverty Level	91%
% Below Poverty Level	9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.6%
% Using Public Transportation	0.9%

Housing

People Living Alone	34.8%
Median Gross Rent	$753
Median House Value	$150,900

Ancestry

German	32%
Norwegian	21.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.7%
English	9%
Irish	3.9%
Scottish	3.2%
Swedish	3.1%
French Except Basque	2.6%
Italian	2.3%
Welsh	1.8%
Swiss	1.4%
Dutch	1.2%
Danishn	1.1%
Russian	0.6%
Czech	0.5%
Canadian	0.5%
Arab	0.4%
Syrian	0.4%
Lebanese	0.4%
Finnish	0.2%
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Story City Almanac

Category	Value
County	Story County
Standard Zip Codes	50248
Phone Area Codes	515
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	42.18
Approximate Longitude	-93.59

Story City Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	AMES 8 WSW
Distance	14.7 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 27 F
Apr Temp	38 to 62 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	34 inches

Station	BOONE
Distance	17.6 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 28 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	39 to 64 F
Annual Precip	36.3 inches

Station	ANKENY
Distance	32.6 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 28 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	39 to 63 F
Annual Precip	33.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Ames	65,937	$84,248
Ellsworth	542	$68,068
Gilbert	955	$97,143
McCallsburg	378	$69,750
Randall	170	$68,125
Roland	1,233	$86,538

Story City Public Libraries

Bertha Bartlett Public Library
503 BROAD ST
Story City, Iowa
(515) 733-2685

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Story City Hospitals

Story City Memorial Hospital
(Government - Local)
812 Elm Avenue
(515) 733-5121

Story City Public Schools

Roland-story Elementary School
900 Hillcrest Dr
ZIP: 50248
(515) 733-4386
Primary
Total Enrollment 467

Roland-story High School
1009 Story St
ZIP: 50248
(515) 733-4329
High
Total Enrollment 308

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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