Sioux City

Population: 85,651
Median household income: $65,473
Median home value: $162,600

Sioux City is a community in Woodbury County, Iowa, home to 85,651 residents. At $65,473, its median household income sits below Woodbury County's $70,147.

From 2019 to 2023, Sioux City's population grew 3.8% from 82,531 to 85,651, while its median home value rose 39.5% from $116,600 to $162,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 63.3% of the population. 79.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 85,651
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,473
Median home value: $162,600
Median gross rent: $936
Housing units: 34,901
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

82,53185,651

Median household income

$55,433$65,473

Median home value

$116,600$162,600

Median gross rent

$783$936

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	82,531	$55,433	$116,600	$783
2020	82,535	$57,750	$123,100	$797
2021	85,081	$59,435	$130,500	$836
2022	85,469	$64,250	$149,800	$904
2023	85,651	$65,473	$162,600	$936

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,958	7.0%
5 to 17	16,326	19.1%
18 to 24	9,586	11.2%
25 to 34	10,507	12.3%
35 to 44	10,829	12.6%
45 to 54	10,314	12.0%
55 to 64	9,577	11.2%
65 to 74	7,618	8.9%
75 and over	4,936	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	54,188	63.3%
Black or African American	4,644	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,269	1.5%
Asian	2,392	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	422	0.5%
Some other race	205	0.2%
Two or more races	3,751	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,780	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,117	15.1%
High school graduate	17,602	32.7%
Some college or associate's	16,410	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,679	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,973	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,359	79.9%
Carpooled	4,808	11.5%
Public transit	564	1.4%
Walked	840	2.0%
Bicycle	56	0.1%
Worked from home	1,909	4.6%
Other means	240	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,290	43.4%
15 to 29 min	18,642	46.8%
30 to 44 min	2,309	5.8%
45 to 59 min	632	1.6%
60+ min	994	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 14.6% (12,157 of 83,088)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,367	62.0%
Nonfamily households	12,476	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,843	94.1%
Vacant	2,058	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,512	65.5%
Renter-occupied	11,331	34.5%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	24,866	71.2%
1-unit, attached	1,039	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2,229	6.4%
5 to 19 units	2,530	7.2%
20 or more units	2,998	8.6%
Mobile home & other	1,239	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1973335
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 59 sq mi
Water area: 1.17 sq mi
Center point: 42.4954, -96.3895