South Sioux City

Population: 13,871
Median household income: $68,397
Median home value: $160,900

South Sioux City is a community in Dakota County, Nebraska, home to 13,871 residents. Its median household income of $68,397 runs below the Dakota County figure of $71,655.

From 2019 to 2023, South Sioux City's population grew 7.6% from 12,896 to 13,871, while its median home value rose 38.5% from $116,200 to $160,900.

15.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 55.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,871
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $68,397
Median home value: $160,900
Median gross rent: $1,083
Housing units: 4,948
Homeownership rate: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,89613,871

Median household income

$54,806$68,397

Median home value

$116,200$160,900

Median gross rent

$815$1,083

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,896	$54,806	$116,200	$815
2020	12,867	$56,744	$124,300	$815
2021	13,796	$57,783	$124,100	$902
2022	13,835	$62,650	$151,200	$963
2023	13,871	$68,397	$160,900	$1,083

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,254	9.0%
5 to 17	3,105	22.4%
18 to 24	1,194	8.6%
25 to 34	2,184	15.7%
35 to 44	1,964	14.2%
45 to 54	1,102	7.9%
55 to 64	1,414	10.2%
65 to 74	942	6.8%
75 and over	712	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,931	28.3%
Black or African American	1,718	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	361	2.6%
Asian	322	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.2%
Two or more races	310	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,204	51.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,867	22.4%
High school graduate	2,749	33.0%
Some college or associate's	2,380	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,045	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	277	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,978	74.0%
Carpooled	923	13.7%
Public transit	83	1.2%
Walked	65	1.0%
Bicycle	32	0.5%
Worked from home	521	7.7%
Other means	129	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,806	61.3%
15 to 29 min	2,088	33.6%
30 to 44 min	206	3.3%
45 to 59 min	20	0.3%
60+ min	90	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 10.9% (1,492 of 13,733)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,150	67.7%
Nonfamily households	1,502	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,652	94.0%
Vacant	296	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,598	55.8%
Renter-occupied	2,054	44.2%

1-unit, detached59.5%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units19.3%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,946	59.5%
1-unit, attached	105	2.1%
2 to 4 units	313	6.3%
5 to 19 units	957	19.3%
20 or more units	281	5.7%
Mobile home & other	346	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3146030
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.72 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 42.4621, -96.4130