Lee County vs Sioux County

A side-by-side comparison of Lee County and Sioux County: population, income, housing, and more.

Lee County and Sioux County are counties in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sioux County has the higher population (35,984 vs 33,175 in Lee County). Sioux County has the higher median household income ($84,736 vs $59,803 in Lee County). Sioux County has the higher median home value ($235,600 vs $123,600 in Lee County).

Population, income & housing

	Lee County	Sioux County
Population	33,175	35,984
Median age	43.7 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,803	$84,736
Median home value	$123,600	$235,600
Median gross rent	$814	$888
Housing units	15,808	13,175
Homeownership rate	75.5%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lee County	Sioux County
Population	34,227 → 33,175 (-3.1%)	34,827 → 35,984 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$49,564 → $59,803 (+20.7%)	$69,844 → $84,736 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $123,600 (+30.8%)	$167,500 → $235,600 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $814 (+21.5%)	$726 → $888 (+22.3%)

Lee County

Population

34,22733,175

Median household income

$49,564$59,803

Median home value

$94,500$123,600

Median gross rent

$670$814

Sioux County

Population

34,82735,984

Median household income

$69,844$84,736

Median home value

$167,500$235,600

Median gross rent

$726$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lee County	Sioux County
Under 5	5.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	15.8%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.1%	13.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	10.8%
65 to 74	13.0%	8.5%
75 and over	8.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lee County	Sioux County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	83.6%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lee County	Sioux County
No high school diploma	5.8%	9.4%
High school graduate	37.6%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lee County	Sioux County
Drove alone	81.8%	74.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	1.8%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.6%
Worked from home	5.6%	13.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lee County	Sioux County
1-unit, detached	79.2%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	4.9%
20 or more units	6.2%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Lee County	Sioux County
Poverty rate	13.0%	6.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	20	13
Median year structure built	1959	1972