COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spencer vs Sioux Center
PLACE A
Spencer, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Sioux Center, Iowa
Spencer is 56% smaller than Sioux Center. Sioux Center earns more, with a median household income $33,122 higher. Sioux Center has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 2%).
SPENCERSIOUX CENTERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,8578,864−56% vs Sioux Center
Population density7171,405−688
Population growth1.7%16.8%−15.1 pts
Median age44.230.0+14.2
Male45.6%46.5%−1.0 pts
Female54.4%53.5%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born6.7%10.4%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.0%83.3%−54.2 pts
Black44.5%0.6%+43.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.2%12.8%+3.4 pts
Asian1.2%1.2%−0.1 pts
Other9.1%2.1%+7.0 pts
Median household income$59,861$92,983−$33,122
Per capita income$29,379$37,973−$8,594
Poverty rate15.1%2.2%+13.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.414−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%41.7%−15.7 pts
Graduate degree9.5%13.6%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%1.2%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation61.8%74.1%−12.3 pts
Median home value$157,000$290,800−$133,800
Median gross rent$940$884+$56
Owner-occupied63.3%75.0%−11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%1.5%+8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households21.3%27.4%−6.1 pts
Average commute25.811.7+14.1
Worked from home16.1%11.8%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured7.8%3.7%+4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025