Sioux County, Nebraska

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Sioux County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Sioux County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,171	1,978,707	334,922,499	3179th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,929	$76,475	$80,734	2538th of 3,221
Median Age	43.7	37.2	38.9	1019th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.4%	34.6%	35.7%	1596th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$99,300	$238,600	$332,700	2997th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$745	$1,072	$1,413	2504th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.9%	10.6%	12.5%	1290th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.8%	3.0%	5.2%	2991st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.6	25.8	n/a	3190th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	8.0%	14.1%	2591st of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	59.6%	66.5%	65.2%	3017th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.7	19.2	26.4	2597th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.4%	11.0%	15.1%	2826th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2182nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.2%	48.8%	46.9%	276th of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.7%	n/a	n/a	2933rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Sioux County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sioux County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	8.8	41.3	61.4

Age in Sioux County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sioux County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	43.7	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.9%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.0%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.5%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Sioux County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sioux County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	490	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.7%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.5%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	22.6%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sioux County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sioux County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,599	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.6%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	24.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.6%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.9%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.3%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.2%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Sioux County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sioux County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	687	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.3%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.7%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.7%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.4%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	16.7%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,614	$3,549	n/a

Education in Sioux County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sioux County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	5.6%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.0%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	46.1%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.8%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.6%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sioux County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sioux County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.7%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.2%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	45.2%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Sioux County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sioux County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.7%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.7%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.0%	9.5%	16.7%

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