Sioux County vs Wheeler County

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

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

Sioux County has the higher population (1,197 vs 785 in Wheeler County). Wheeler County has the higher median household income ($55,893 vs $54,076 in Sioux County). Sioux County has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $135,900 in Wheeler County).

Population, income & housing

	Sioux County	Wheeler County
Population	1,197	785
Median age	41.5 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,076	$55,893
Median home value	$141,700	$135,900
Median gross rent	$743	$525
Housing units	682	603
Homeownership rate	56.5%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sioux County	Wheeler County
Population	1,219 → 1,197 (-1.8%)	783 → 785 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$48,269 → $54,076 (+12.0%)	$51,591 → $55,893 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$117,700 → $141,700 (+20.4%)	$97,800 → $135,900 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$592 → $743 (+25.5%)	$508 → $525 (+3.3%)

Sioux County

Population

1,2191,197

Median household income

$48,269$54,076

Median home value

$117,700$141,700

Median gross rent

$592$743

Wheeler County

Population

783785

Median household income

$51,591$55,893

Median home value

$97,800$135,900

Median gross rent

$508$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sioux County	Wheeler County
Under 5	7.9%	9.6%
5 to 17	14.3%	7.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	2.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	6.9%
35 to 44	8.7%	7.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.9%	23.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	20.5%
75 and over	9.1%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sioux County	Wheeler County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	96.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sioux County	Wheeler County
No high school diploma	4.6%	2.2%
High school graduate	25.3%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sioux County	Wheeler County
Drove alone	78.5%	69.7%
Carpooled	9.5%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	6.7%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	11.1%
Other means	0.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sioux County	Wheeler County
1-unit, detached	83.3%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Sioux County	Wheeler County
Poverty rate	11.4%	5.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1953	1973