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Sioux City

Iowa · 86,356 residents (2025 est.) · 58.9 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
86,101
+1%since 2000
from 85,013 in 2000
86,356 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,462 / sq mi
+5%since 2009
from 1,397 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.9
+4%since 2000
from 33.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
58.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
80K82K83K85K87K19902000201020202024Sioux City
202486K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.2%(6,184)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97%(5,999)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.4%(6,388)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.9%(6,759)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.7%(6,656)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.9%(11,133)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(10,925)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(9,798)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411%(9,455)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749%(7,713)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(3,856)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(1,235)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$68,906
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,429 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,795
+81%since 2000
from $18,666 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
46.7%
+25.6 ptssince 2009
from 21.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.3%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.438
+3%since 2010
from 0.424 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade20.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$173,600
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $73,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$976
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $495 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 66.2% in 2000
34.7% rent
Vacancy rate
5.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.53 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.48 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 18.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.2%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.5
+22%since 2009
from 2.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
57
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic80.6%(68,521)
Black2.3%(1,966)
Hispanic / Latino10.9%(9,257)
Asian2.8%(2,385)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic61.8%(53,181)
Black5.9%(5,117)
Hispanic / Latino22.6%(19,461)
Asian2.4%(2,027)
Other7.3%(6,315)
Diversity Score
70
+44%since 2009
from 49 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican15.8%(13,598)
Central American5.1%(4,422)
Guatemalan3.4%(2,968)
Salvadoran1.1%(942)
Puerto Rican0.4%(325)
Honduran0.4%(303)
Nicaraguan0.2%(176)
Spaniard0.2%(165)
Cuban0.2%(141)
Dominican0.1%(100)
Chilean0.1%(64)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.1%(55)
Peruvian0%(35)
Asian origin
Vietnamese1.1%(935)
Filipino0.4%(332)
Laotian0.4%(329)
Cambodian0.1%(122)
Korean0.1%(70)
Chinese0.1%(59)
Asian Indian0.1%(53)
Japanese0.1%(46)
Thai0%(34)
Pakistani0%(22)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(89)
Chuukese0.1%(76)
Ancestry
German23%(19,803)
Irish11.1%(9,524)
American7.9%(6,777)
English6.3%(5,429)
Norwegian3.1%(2,694)
Dutch2.6%(2,211)
Swedish2.1%(1,791)
Polish1.6%(1,386)
Italian1.5%(1,260)
Danish1.4%(1,220)
French1.3%(1,131)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish1.1%(937)
Ethiopian1.1%(924)
Czech0.5%(467)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(451)
Arab0.5%(392)
Lebanese0.4%(342)
Welsh0.4%(334)
Swiss0.3%(230)
British0.2%(157)
Greek0.2%(143)
West Indian0.2%(143)
Russian0.1%(121)
Lithuanian0.1%(104)
Canadian0.1%(49)
Bulgarian0.1%(47)
Croatian0.1%(46)
Nigerian0%(42)
Belgian0%(40)
Romanian0%(40)
Ukrainian0%(32)
Hungarian0%(30)
Syrian0%(29)
Latvian0%(18)
Egyptian0%(15)
Austrian0%(15)
Slovak0%(15)
Jamaican0%(13)
Slovene0%(11)
Turkish0%(9)
Serbian0%(5)
Finnish0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
22.9%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 19.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.6%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 79.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 6.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.5 min
+70%since 2000
from 10.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 79.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
5.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 6.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.3%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 69.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 79.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
30.6%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 26.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
49.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
12.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.9%
+2.3 ptssince 2012
from 11.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.4%
−4.6 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.9%
+16.2 ptssince 2017
from 70.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.8%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 90.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 90.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
78.4%
−3.5 ptssince 2016
from 81.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
16.3%
+2.4 ptssince 2016
from 14.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married42.7%(14,389)
Married46.2%(15,561)
Widowed2.5%(829)
Divorced8.6%(2,906)
Women 15+
Never married35.9%(12,139)
Married42.5%(14,398)
Widowed7.9%(2,659)
Divorced13.7%(4,649)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.4%
−4.6 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.5%
−5.4 ptssince 2020
from 54.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 11.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 14.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
31.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 29.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.4%
−5.5 ptssince 2020
from 64.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
44.1%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 41.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Sioux City, Iowa?

Sioux City, Iowa has about 86,101 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Sioux City, Iowa?

The typical household in Sioux City, Iowa earns about $68,906 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Sioux City, Iowa expensive?

In Sioux City, Iowa, the median home is worth about $173,600, and the typical rent is about $976 a month.

How educated are people in Sioux City, Iowa?

About 22.9% of adults age 25 and over in Sioux City, Iowa hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Sioux City, Iowa?

About 15.3% of people in Sioux City, Iowa live below the federal poverty line.

Has Sioux City, Iowa grown since 1990?

Yes, Sioux City, Iowa has grown since 1990. The population has added about 5,596 residents, a change of about 7 percent over that period.

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