COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wakefield vs Sioux City
PLACE A
Wakefield, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Sioux City, Iowa
Wakefield is 99% smaller than Sioux City. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Sioux City has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -12%).
WAKEFIELDSIOUX CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population83586,356−99% vs Sioux City
Population density1,6801,467+213
Population growth-12.4%3.8%−16.2 pts
Median age44.634.9+9.7
Male50.6%50.3%+0.4 pts
Female49.4%49.7%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born1.4%12.1%−10.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.3%61.8%+9.5 pts
Black1.8%5.9%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.9%22.6%−10.7 pts
Asian1.1%2.4%−1.3 pts
Other13.9%7.3%+6.5 pts
Median household income$68,594$68,906−$312
Per capita income$37,706$33,795+$3,911
Poverty rate12.1%15.3%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.438−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%22.9%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree5.5%8.0%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%4.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation65.4%67.3%−1.9 pts
Median home value$172,700$173,600−$900
Median gross rent$819$976−$157
Owner-occupied79.1%65.3%+13.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.8%5.9%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households12.1%41.2%−29.1 pts
Average commute31.517.5+14.0
Worked from home10.3%5.0%+5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.4%1.3%−0.9 pts
Uninsured5.0%8.4%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025