Sioux County, Iowa

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 35,984
Median household income: $84,736
Median home value: $235,600

Sioux County, Iowa counts 35,984 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $84,736, its median household income sits above Iowa's $73,147.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sioux County's population grew 3.3% from 34,827 to 35,984, while its median household income rose 21.3% from $69,844 to $84,736.

6.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.68 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,984
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $84,736
Median home value: $235,600
Median gross rent: $888
Housing units: 13,175
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,82735,984

Median household income

$69,844$84,736

Median home value

$167,500$235,600

Median gross rent

$726$888

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,827	$69,844	$167,500	$726
2020	34,900	$73,260	$182,500	$693
2021	35,647	$78,179	$194,700	$744
2022	35,815	$81,914	$220,700	$795
2023	35,984	$84,736	$235,600	$888

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 2413.3%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,607	7.2%
5 to 17	7,267	20.2%
18 to 24	4,769	13.3%
25 to 34	3,809	10.6%
35 to 44	4,412	12.3%
45 to 54	3,520	9.8%
55 to 64	3,873	10.8%
65 to 74	3,066	8.5%
75 and over	2,661	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,087	83.6%
Black or African American	212	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	215	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	92	0.3%
Two or more races	373	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,970	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,002	9.4%
High school graduate	5,888	27.6%
Some college or associate's	6,966	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,580	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,905	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,891	74.3%
Carpooled	1,378	7.4%
Public transit	65	0.3%
Walked	652	3.5%
Bicycle	108	0.6%
Worked from home	2,478	13.3%
Other means	119	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,631	65.6%
15 to 29 min	4,309	26.6%
30 to 44 min	591	3.6%
45 to 59 min	280	1.7%
60+ min	402	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 6.4% (2,172 of 33,755)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,366	74.5%
Nonfamily households	3,210	25.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,576	95.5%
Vacant	599	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,787	77.8%
Renter-occupied	2,789	22.2%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,595	80.4%
1-unit, attached	556	4.2%
2 to 4 units	780	5.9%
5 to 19 units	640	4.9%
20 or more units	342	2.6%
Mobile home & other	262	2.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 19167
State: Iowa
Land area: 768 sq mi
Water area: 1.08 sq mi
Center point: 43.0826, -96.1780