Little Sioux vs Persia

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

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

Persia has the higher population (327 vs 122 in Little Sioux). Persia has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $37,100 in Little Sioux). Since 2019, Persia's population has grown faster (+4.5% vs -15.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Little Sioux	Persia
Population	122	327
Median age	59.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,000
Median home value	$37,100	$111,300
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	90	128
Homeownership rate	89.1%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Little Sioux	Persia
Population	144 → 122 (-15.3%)	313 → 327 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$32,813 → $38,000 (+15.8%)	$59,375 → $75,000 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$24,500 → $37,100 (+51.4%)	$77,500 → $111,300 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $688 (+12.2%)	$836 → $925 (+10.6%)

Little Sioux

Population

144122

Median household income

$32,813$38,000

Median home value

$24,500$37,100

Median gross rent

$613$688

Persia

Population

313327

Median household income

$59,375$75,000

Median home value

$77,500$111,300

Median gross rent

$836$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Little Sioux	Persia
Under 5	3.3%	3.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	25.4%
18 to 24	0.8%	10.4%
25 to 34	1.6%	6.7%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	7.4%	15.9%
55 to 64	21.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	23.0%	6.1%
75 and over	11.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Little Sioux	Persia
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	96.3%
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%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Little Sioux	Persia
No high school diploma	13.8%	6.0%
High school graduate	50.0%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Little Sioux	Persia
Drove alone	69.2%	87.7%
Carpooled	5.1%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	5.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Little Sioux	Persia
1-unit, detached	87.8%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Little Sioux	Persia
Poverty rate	27.9%	17.0%
Average household size	1.91	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	34	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938