Newell vs Sioux Rapids

A side-by-side comparison of Newell and Sioux Rapids: population, income, housing, and more.

Newell and Sioux Rapids are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newell has the higher population (924 vs 831 in Sioux Rapids). Newell has the higher median household income ($66,406 vs $56,307 in Sioux Rapids). Newell has the higher median home value ($106,300 vs $84,400 in Sioux Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Newell	Sioux Rapids
Population	924	831
Median age	37.0 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,406	$56,307
Median home value	$106,300	$84,400
Median gross rent	$717	$641
Housing units	368	374
Homeownership rate	73.6%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newell	Sioux Rapids
Population	909 → 924 (+1.7%)	833 → 831 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$54,076 → $66,406 (+22.8%)	$49,250 → $56,307 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$81,100 → $106,300 (+31.1%)	$75,800 → $84,400 (+11.3%)
Median gross rent	$497 → $717 (+44.3%)	$754 → $641 (-15.0%)

Newell

Population

909924

Median household income

$54,076$66,406

Median home value

$81,100$106,300

Median gross rent

$497$717

Sioux Rapids

Population

833831

Median household income

$49,250$56,307

Median home value

$75,800$84,400

Median gross rent

$754$641

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newell	Sioux Rapids
Under 5	7.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	25.1%	23.9%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.5%
25 to 34	9.0%	4.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.4%
45 to 54	15.2%	15.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	8.4%
65 to 74	7.7%	15.9%
75 and over	7.9%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newell	Sioux Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	79.9%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newell	Sioux Rapids
No high school diploma	9.7%	8.4%
High school graduate	34.0%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newell	Sioux Rapids
Drove alone	88.4%	85.8%
Carpooled	6.6%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newell	Sioux Rapids
1-unit, detached	91.0%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Newell	Sioux Rapids
Poverty rate	4.5%	5.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1952	1949