Little Sioux vs Modale

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

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

Modale has the higher population (207 vs 122 in Little Sioux). Modale has the higher median home value ($79,200 vs $37,100 in Little Sioux). Since 2019, Little Sioux's population has grown faster (-15.3% vs -36.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Little Sioux	Modale
Population	122	207
Median age	59.3 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,833
Median home value	$37,100	$79,200
Median gross rent	—	$975
Housing units	90	111
Homeownership rate	89.1%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Little Sioux	Modale
Population	144 → 122 (-15.3%)	327 → 207 (-36.7%)
Median household income	$32,813 → $38,000 (+15.8%)	$48,977 → $50,833 (+3.8%)
Median home value	$24,500 → $37,100 (+51.4%)	$82,200 → $79,200 (-3.6%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $688 (+12.2%)	$850 → $975 (+14.7%)

Little Sioux

Population

144122

Median household income

$32,813$38,000

Median home value

$24,500$37,100

Median gross rent

$613$688

Modale

Population

327207

Median household income

$48,977$50,833

Median home value

$82,200$79,200

Median gross rent

$850$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Little Sioux	Modale
Under 5	3.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.9%	11.1%
18 to 24	0.8%	11.6%
25 to 34	1.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	7.2%
45 to 54	7.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	21.3%	18.8%
65 to 74	23.0%	14.5%
75 and over	11.5%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Little Sioux	Modale
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	96.6%
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%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Little Sioux	Modale
No high school diploma	13.8%	9.3%
High school graduate	50.0%	61.6%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Little Sioux	Modale
Drove alone	69.2%	84.1%
Carpooled	5.1%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Little Sioux	Modale
1-unit, detached	87.8%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Little Sioux	Modale
Poverty rate	27.9%	13.5%
Average household size	1.91	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1938	1973