Sioux City is a city of 86,101 people in Iowa. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. The typical home is worth $173,600, having more than doubled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 34.9. The average commute runs 18 minutes. Density works out to 1,462 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,906, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sioux City
What changed most since 1990
White share91.3% → 61.8%(−29.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.5% → 22.9%(+5.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share3.0% → 22.6%(+19.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20%(669)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(669)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.1%(1,374)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(128)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(31)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,342 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sioux City, decade by decade
Sioux City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
80,505
$60,110
$97,443
17.5%
20.6
2000
85,013
$68,183
$133,163
19.0%
42.0
2010
82,684
$61,395
$131,054
20.3%
53.7
2020
85,797
$69,995
$149,202
22.4%
69.1
2024
86,101
$68,906
$173,600
22.9%
69.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
