Sioux County, Iowa

Interactive maps and statistics for Sioux County, Iowa: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Iowa and the United States.

Sioux County, Iowa is among the highest in the country for life expectancy (38th of 3,062 counties), and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Sioux County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	36,212	3,210,507	334,922,499	1312th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$86,098	$75,059	$80,734	401st of 3,221
Median Age	33.8	38.6	38.9	3040th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.6%	31.4%	35.7%	723rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$250,100	$208,000	$332,700	890th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$908	$972	$1,413	1391st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.7%	11.1%	12.5%	3047th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.5%	3.6%	5.2%	3046th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	47.2	57.5	n/a	1599th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.5%	5.9%	14.1%	516th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	83.1	n/a	n/a	38th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	71.7%	65.2%	1337th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.5	19.8	26.4	3146th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.8%	11.3%	15.1%	662nd of 3,222
Uninsured	6.6%	n/a	n/a	2633rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	65.0%	48.3%	46.9%	48th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.7%	n/a	n/a	285th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Sioux County, Iowa

Statistic	Sioux County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14.3%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.4	31.4	61.4

Age in Sioux County, Iowa

Statistic	Sioux County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	33.8	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	27.2%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.5%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.2%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.2%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Sioux County, Iowa

Statistic	Sioux County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	12,690	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	73.7%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.2%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.7%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.3%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	28.6%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sioux County, Iowa

Statistic	Sioux County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,166	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.6%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.9%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.8%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.0%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.7%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.6%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.8%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Sioux County, Iowa

Statistic	Sioux County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	13,285	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.7%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.9%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.5%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.1%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,801	$2,897	n/a

Education in Sioux County, Iowa

Statistic	Sioux County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	9.1%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.9%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.4%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.3%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.3%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sioux County, Iowa

Statistic	Sioux County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.3%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.0%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.7%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.9%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Sioux County, Iowa

Statistic	Sioux County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.1%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.1%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.4%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.5%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	11.1%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.5%	7.8%	16.7%

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