California Junction vs Little Sioux

A side-by-side comparison of California Junction and Little Sioux: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Little Sioux has the higher population (122 vs 32 in California Junction). Since 2019, Little Sioux's population has grown faster (-15.3% vs -41.8%).

Population, income & housing

	California Junction	Little Sioux
Population	32	122
Median age	29.4 yrs	59.3 yrs
Median home value	—	$37,100
Housing units	12	90
Homeownership rate	100.0%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California Junction	Little Sioux
Population	55 → 32 (-41.8%)	144 → 122 (-15.3%)
Median household income	—	$32,813 → $38,000 (+15.8%)
Median home value	—	$24,500 → $37,100 (+51.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$613 → $688 (+12.2%)

California Junction

Population

5532

Little Sioux

Population

144122

Median household income

$32,813$38,000

Median home value

$24,500$37,100

Median gross rent

$613$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California Junction	Little Sioux
Under 5	40.6%	3.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.8%
25 to 34	43.8%	1.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	21.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	23.0%
75 and over	15.6%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California Junction	Little Sioux
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California Junction	Little Sioux
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.8%
High school graduate	63.2%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California Junction	Little Sioux
Drove alone	100.0%	69.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	20.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California Junction	Little Sioux
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	California Junction	Little Sioux
Poverty rate	0.0%	27.9%
Average household size	2.67	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	—	34
Median year structure built	—	1938