Little Sioux vs Magnolia

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

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

Magnolia has the higher population (148 vs 122 in Little Sioux). Magnolia has the higher median home value ($110,000 vs $37,100 in Little Sioux). Since 2019, Magnolia's population has grown faster (-11.4% vs -15.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Little Sioux	Magnolia
Population	122	148
Median age	59.3 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$72,500
Median home value	$37,100	$110,000
Housing units	90	72
Homeownership rate	89.1%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Little Sioux	Magnolia
Population	144 → 122 (-15.3%)	167 → 148 (-11.4%)
Median household income	$32,813 → $38,000 (+15.8%)	$51,250 → $72,500 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$24,500 → $37,100 (+51.4%)	$73,300 → $110,000 (+50.1%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $688 (+12.2%)	—

Little Sioux

Population

144122

Median household income

$32,813$38,000

Median home value

$24,500$37,100

Median gross rent

$613$688

Magnolia

Population

167148

Median household income

$51,250$72,500

Median home value

$73,300$110,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Little Sioux	Magnolia
Under 5	3.3%	2.7%
5 to 17	18.9%	15.5%
18 to 24	0.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	1.6%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	5.4%
45 to 54	7.4%	9.5%
55 to 64	21.3%	18.9%
65 to 74	23.0%	20.3%
75 and over	11.5%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Little Sioux	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Little Sioux	Magnolia
No high school diploma	13.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	50.0%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Little Sioux	Magnolia
Drove alone	69.2%	77.0%
Carpooled	5.1%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Little Sioux	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	87.8%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Little Sioux	Magnolia
Poverty rate	27.9%	1.4%
Average household size	1.91	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938