Census place 1973335

Sioux City

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Sioux City city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Sioux City.

According to the 2025 estimate, Sioux City has a population of 86,356 and 1,454 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 41 covered Iowa places are: median home value is $173,600, below the comparison median of $219,200; population density is 1,454/sq mi, below the comparison median of 1,552/sq mi; and typical commute is 17.5 minutes, below the comparison median of 18.6 minutes. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$173,600
Below the comparison median of $219,200
population density
1,454/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 1,552/sq mi
typical commute
17.5 minutes
Below the comparison median of 18.6 minutes

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Sioux City's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
86,356
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.1%
Population estimate
Density
1,454/sq mi
59.4 sq mi land area
Median age
34.9 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$68,906
Median home value
$173,600
Median gross rent
$976
Bachelor’s degree or higher
22.9%
Typical commute
17.5 min
Drive-alone commute
79.5%
Public transit commute
1.3%
Walked to work
1.7%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
34.7%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
43.1%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
64.2%
Unemployed residents 16+
3%
Working from home
5%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
86.9%
Homes built 2020+
1.3%
Households without a vehicle
7%
Households with children
32.6%
Residents with a disability
13.9%
Residents without insurance
8.4%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Dakota County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
10
Severe Storm declarations
5
Flood declarations
4
Hurricane declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: SIOUX CITY AP (5 mi from place center)
Average high
59.5°F
Average low
37.4°F
Annual rainfall
29.3"
Annual snowfall
36"

Month by month

A year in Sioux City.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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