COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sioux County

North Dakota · 3,761 residents · 1,094 sq mi

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Sioux County is home to 3,761 people in North Dakota. The poverty rate is 47.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 22.9. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $20,800. Renters pay $147 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 22.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,761

−7%vs 2000

vs 4,044 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

22.9

−4%vs 2000

vs 23.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,094 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 512.2%(460)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.7%(478)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412%(450)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.6%(360)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(219)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(565)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(445)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(322)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646%(227)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.3%(162)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(50)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(23)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,838

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,483 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,185

−33%vs 2000

vs $7,731 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

47.4%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$20,800

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$147

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $235 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

43.6%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.3% in 2000

56.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic14.3%(577)

Black0%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(65)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic24.1%(906)

Black0.4%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(35)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other75.4%(2,834)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(33)

Puerto Rican0.5%(19)

Spaniard0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(25)

Ancestry

German9.1%(342)

Norwegian1.6%(61)

French1.3%(50)

Irish0.9%(33)

English0.8%(29)

Polish0.6%(21)

Russian0.4%(14)

Swiss0.2%(9)

American0.2%(6)

French Canadian0.2%(6)

Swedish0.2%(6)

Austrian0.1%(4)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.1%(4)

Croatian0.1%(3)

Macedonian0.1%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(3)

Scottish0.1%(3)

Welsh0.1%(3)

Subsaharan African0.1%(2)

Nigerian0.1%(2)

Australian0%(1)

Belgian0%(1)

Czech0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest French population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.3%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

33.2 min

+174%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married54.6%(732)

Married29.2%(391)

Widowed1.8%(24)

Divorced14.5%(194)

Women 15+

Never married53.2%(720)

Married24.5%(331)

Widowed6.3%(85)

Divorced16%(217)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.1%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 30.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.3%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

45.1%

+17.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

35.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.9%

+16.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.4%(34)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.7%(37)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.7%(19)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 129 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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