With 13,907 people, South Sioux City is a city in Nebraska. The median age is 30.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 34%. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $174,700.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,223, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about South Sioux City
What changed most since 1990
White share90.2% → 26.6%(−63.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share5.9% → 52.8%(+46.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants62.7% → 55.9%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
South Sioux City's population equals 65% of Dakota County's. Its number of veterans equals 41% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 87% of the county's.
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)12%(31)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era62.9%(163)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 259 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
South Sioux City, decade by decade
South 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
9,677
$58,302
$105,603
13.2%
22.9
2000
11,925
$66,478
$138,628
12.7%
59.7
2010
13,353
$58,200
$136,520
9.8%
75.2
2020
14,043
$68,776
$150,656
13.4%
79.8
2024
13,907
$68,223
$174,700
15.5%
78.7
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.
