COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elk Point vs Sioux City
PLACE A
Elk Point, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Sioux City, Iowa
Elk Point is 98% smaller than Sioux City. Elk Point earns more, with a median household income $21,567 higher. Elk Point has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 4%).
ELK POINTSIOUX CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,08086,356−98% vs Sioux City
Population density1,3431,467−124
Population growth9.5%3.8%+5.7 pts
Median age35.534.9+0.6
Male53.1%50.3%+2.8 pts
Female46.9%49.7%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born0.7%12.1%−11.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.1%61.8%+31.4 pts
Black0.6%5.9%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%22.6%−21.2 pts
Asian0.3%2.4%−2.1 pts
Other4.6%7.3%−2.8 pts
Median household income$90,473$68,906+$21,567
Per capita income$35,133$33,795+$1,338
Poverty rate8.5%15.3%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.438−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%22.9%+6.5 pts
Graduate degree9.3%8.0%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%4.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation71.5%67.3%+4.2 pts
Median home value$248,500$173,600+$74,900
Median gross rent$801$976−$175
Owner-occupied78.4%65.3%+13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.2%5.9%−0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households57.4%41.2%+16.2 pts
Average commute20.917.5+3.4
Worked from home7.9%5.0%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured6.3%8.4%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025