COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ocheyedan vs Sioux Center
PLACE A
Ocheyedan, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Sioux Center, Iowa
Ocheyedan is 95% smaller than Sioux Center. Sioux Center earns more, with a median household income $13,483 higher. Sioux Center has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -10%).
OCHEYEDANSIOUX CENTERDIFFERENCE
Total population4198,864−95% vs Sioux Center
Population density3701,405−1,034
Population growth-10.4%16.8%−27.2 pts
Median age46.830.0+16.8
Male46.2%46.5%−0.4 pts
Female53.8%53.5%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born2.3%10.4%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.1%83.3%−4.2 pts
Black1.2%0.6%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%12.8%−11.4 pts
Asian2.0%1.2%+0.7 pts
Other16.4%2.1%+14.3 pts
Median household income$79,500$92,983−$13,483
Per capita income$35,413$37,973−$2,560
Poverty rate6.3%2.2%+4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3400.414−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.3%41.7%−37.4 pts
Graduate degree0.5%13.6%−13.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%1.2%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation70.7%74.1%−3.4 pts
Median home value$102,400$290,800−$188,400
Median gross rent$723$884−$161
Owner-occupied87.9%75.0%+13.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%1.5%+9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households21.4%27.4%−6.0 pts
Average commute22.111.7+10.4
Worked from home3.3%11.8%−8.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured9.4%3.7%+5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025