COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sioux County

Nebraska · 1,549 residents · 2,067 sq mi

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Sioux County is a county of 1,549 people in Nebraska. The typical home is worth $26,800. The median age is 37.9, about 5 years above the US median. Households here earn about 28% less than in Nebraska as a whole. Median household income is $18,810, under the $30,130 national median. Renters pay $307 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,549

+5%vs 2000

vs 1,475 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 41.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,067 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(100)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(105)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(138)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(97)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243%(47)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(202)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(249)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(171)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.2%(189)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(140)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(80)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(31)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,810

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,851 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,001

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,999 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.4%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,800

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $413 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.6% in 2000

35.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(1,424)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(34)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(1,486)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(64)

Asian0.3%(4)

Other3.8%(59)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(15)

Cuban0.5%(6)

South American0.3%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(6)

Ancestry

German29.2%(342)

English18.5%(217)

Irish14.9%(175)

Danish6.1%(72)

Norwegian4.6%(54)

American4.1%(48)

Scottish2.3%(27)

Swedish2.1%(25)

French2%(23)

Italian2%(23)

Czech1.3%(15)

Russian1.2%(14)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

British0.9%(11)

Subsaharan African0.3%(4)

Austrian0.3%(3)

Belgian0.3%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2)

Swiss0.2%(2)

Polish0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Danish population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.8%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.1%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.7 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 16.8 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 married25%(117)

Married62.6%(293)

Widowed7.3%(34)

Divorced5.1%(24)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(103)

Married62.3%(315)

Widowed10.1%(51)

Divorced7.3%(37)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

34.0%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.0%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.8%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.2%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)5.1%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.2%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.7%(44)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.9%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 79 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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