COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hudson vs Sioux Center
PLACE A
Hudson, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Sioux Center, Iowa
Hudson is 96% smaller than Sioux Center. Sioux Center earns more, with a median household income $26,554 higher. Sioux Center has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 5%).
HUDSONSIOUX CENTERDIFFERENCE
Total population3428,864−96% vs Sioux Center
Population density1,2131,405−192
Population growth5.1%16.8%−11.7 pts
Median age60.530.0+30.5
Male50.8%46.5%+4.3 pts
Female49.2%53.5%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born0.8%10.4%−9.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.0%83.3%+11.8 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%12.8%−7.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Median household income$66,429$92,983−$26,554
Per capita income$38,076$37,973+$103
Poverty rate17.0%2.2%+14.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.414−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%41.7%−27.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%13.6%−13.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%1.2%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation56.5%74.1%−17.7 pts
Median home value$150,500$290,800−$140,300
Median gross rent$506$884−$378
Owner-occupied81.5%75.0%+6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%1.5%+8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households24.3%27.4%−3.1 pts
Average commute19.711.7+8.0
Worked from home2.2%11.8%−9.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured2.2%3.7%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025