Sioux Center

Population: 8,335
Median household income: $87,555
Median home value: $275,900

Located in Sioux County, Iowa, Sioux Center is a community with a population of 8,335. The median household income of $87,555 is in line with the Sioux County median ($84,736).

From 2019 to 2023, Sioux Center's population grew 10.6% from 7,534 to 8,335, while its median home value rose 32.1% from $208,900 to $275,900.

40.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,335
Median age: 29.3 yrs
Median household income: $87,555
Median home value: $275,900
Median gross rent: $884
Housing units: 2,742
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5348,335

Median household income

$74,313$87,555

Median home value

$208,900$275,900

Median gross rent

$815$884

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,534	$74,313	$208,900	$815
2020	7,592	$76,580	$223,700	$699
2021	8,090	$80,955	$233,700	$724
2022	8,227	$82,050	$256,700	$775
2023	8,335	$87,555	$275,900	$884

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 2418.7%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	767	9.2%
5 to 17	1,545	18.5%
18 to 24	1,560	18.7%
25 to 34	1,008	12.1%
35 to 44	881	10.6%
45 to 54	854	10.2%
55 to 64	725	8.7%
65 to 74	465	5.6%
75 and over	530	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,640	79.7%
Black or African American	42	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	116	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.4%
Two or more races	93	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,406	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate20.2%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	530	11.9%
High school graduate	902	20.2%
Some college or associate's	1,213	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,151	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	667	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.1%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,426	76.8%
Carpooled	206	4.6%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	179	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	628	14.1%
Other means	19	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,081	80.4%
15 to 29 min	459	12.0%
30 to 44 min	105	2.7%
45 to 59 min	11	0.3%
60+ min	176	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 1.8% (132 of 7,301)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,972	73.3%
Nonfamily households	719	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,691	98.1%
Vacant	51	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,013	74.8%
Renter-occupied	678	25.2%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,003	73.0%
1-unit, attached	211	7.7%
2 to 4 units	136	5.0%
5 to 19 units	207	7.5%
20 or more units	116	4.2%
Mobile home & other	69	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1973290
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0748, -96.1707