COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smithland vs Sioux City
PLACE A
Smithland, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Sioux City, Iowa
Smithland is 100% smaller than Sioux City. Sioux City earns more, with a median household income $32,343 higher. Sioux City has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -20%).
SMITHLANDSIOUX CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population24286,356−100% vs Sioux City
Population density4781,467−988
Population growth-20.3%3.8%−24.0 pts
Median age47.834.9+12.9
Male49.8%50.3%−0.5 pts
Female50.2%49.7%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born1.0%12.1%−11.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%61.8%+35.8 pts
Black2.0%5.9%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%22.6%−22.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other0.5%7.3%−6.8 pts
Median household income$36,563$68,906−$32,343
Per capita income$39,438$33,795+$5,643
Poverty rate32.0%15.3%+16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6000.438+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%22.9%−2.1 pts
Graduate degree5.4%8.0%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation51.1%67.3%−16.2 pts
Median home value$98,000$173,600−$75,600
Median gross rent$1,107$976+$131
Owner-occupied67.9%65.3%+2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.4%5.9%+20.4 pts
Rent-burdened households22.9%41.2%−18.3 pts
Average commute29.117.5+11.6
Worked from home4.4%5.0%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured9.4%8.4%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025