Dakota City vs South Sioux City

A side-by-side comparison of Dakota City and South Sioux City: population, income, housing, and more.

Dakota City and South Sioux City are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Sioux City has the higher population (13,871 vs 2,980 in Dakota City). Dakota City has the higher median household income ($80,433 vs $68,397 in South Sioux City). Dakota City has the higher median home value ($170,200 vs $160,900 in South Sioux City).

Population, income & housing

	Dakota City	South Sioux City
Population	2,980	13,871
Median age	28.6 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$80,433	$68,397
Median home value	$170,200	$160,900
Median gross rent	$1,046	$1,083
Housing units	794	4,948
Homeownership rate	83.1%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dakota City	South Sioux City
Population	2,032 → 2,980 (+46.7%)	12,896 → 13,871 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$61,453 → $80,433 (+30.9%)	$54,806 → $68,397 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$114,400 → $170,200 (+48.8%)	$116,200 → $160,900 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $1,046 (+45.1%)	$815 → $1,083 (+32.9%)

Dakota City

Population

2,0322,980

Median household income

$61,453$80,433

Median home value

$114,400$170,200

Median gross rent

$721$1,046

South Sioux City

Population

12,89613,871

Median household income

$54,806$68,397

Median home value

$116,200$160,900

Median gross rent

$815$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dakota City	South Sioux City
Under 5	10.8%	9.0%
5 to 17	19.6%	22.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.6%
25 to 34	17.6%	15.7%
35 to 44	7.2%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	7.9%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.2%
65 to 74	5.4%	6.8%
75 and over	3.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dakota City	South Sioux City
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	28.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	2.6%
Asian	2.4%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	42.8%	51.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dakota City	South Sioux City
No high school diploma	20.2%	22.4%
High school graduate	38.3%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dakota City	South Sioux City
Drove alone	82.3%	74.0%
Carpooled	13.0%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	1.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	2.8%	7.7%
Other means	0.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dakota City	South Sioux City
1-unit, detached	83.1%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	19.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Dakota City	South Sioux City
Poverty rate	8.7%	10.9%
Average household size	3.77	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	14	13
Median year structure built	1976	1973