Little Sioux vs Pisgah

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

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

Pisgah has the higher population (261 vs 122 in Little Sioux). Pisgah has the higher median home value ($75,000 vs $37,100 in Little Sioux). Since 2019, Pisgah's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -15.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Little Sioux	Pisgah
Population	122	261
Median age	59.3 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,750
Median home value	$37,100	$75,000
Median gross rent	—	$739
Housing units	90	151
Homeownership rate	89.1%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Little Sioux	Pisgah
Population	144 → 122 (-15.3%)	261 → 261 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$32,813 → $38,000 (+15.8%)	$39,792 → $56,750 (+42.6%)
Median home value	$24,500 → $37,100 (+51.4%)	$64,200 → $75,000 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $688 (+12.2%)	$613 → $739 (+20.6%)

Little Sioux

Population

144122

Median household income

$32,813$38,000

Median home value

$24,500$37,100

Median gross rent

$613$688

Pisgah

Population

261261

Median household income

$39,792$56,750

Median home value

$64,200$75,000

Median gross rent

$613$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Little Sioux	Pisgah
Under 5	3.3%	0.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	11.5%
18 to 24	0.8%	17.6%
25 to 34	1.6%	4.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	7.4%	22.2%
55 to 64	21.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	23.0%	5.0%
75 and over	11.5%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Little Sioux	Pisgah
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	99.6%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Little Sioux	Pisgah
No high school diploma	13.8%	7.6%
High school graduate	50.0%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Little Sioux	Pisgah
Drove alone	69.2%	75.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	4.9%
Walked	5.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Little Sioux	Pisgah
1-unit, detached	87.8%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Little Sioux	Pisgah
Poverty rate	27.9%	8.8%
Average household size	1.91	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	34	40
Median year structure built	1938	1938