Sioux City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 85,497 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Sioux City is the fourth largest community in Iowa.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sioux City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.11 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The education level of Sioux City citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.55% of adults in Sioux City have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Sioux City in 2022 was $31,428, which is lower middle income relative to Iowa, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,712 for a family of four. However, Sioux City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sioux City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sioux City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sioux City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sioux City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sioux City include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Sioux City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.