Sioux City city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 85,469 ( 79,899 from 2010 )
Land area: 116.9 square miles
Population density: 731.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	54,710	64.01%	55.0%
Black:	4,366	5.11%	5.2%
Indian:	1,398	1.64%	58.5%
Asian:	2,779	3.25%	40.3%
2+ races:	3,755	4.39%	4.4%
Hispanic:	18,264	21.37%	32.8%

Total non-White:	30,759	35.99%	29.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-66,786	-49.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-13,113	-9.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
165,368
121,496	73.47%
4,604	2.78%
3,370	2.04%
4,658	2.82%
3,928	2.38%
27,196	16.45%
43,872	26.53%

2000
85,040
68,814	80.92%
1,970	2.32%
1,357	1.60%
2,255	2.65%
1,371	1.61%
9,202	10.82%
16,226	19.08%

1990
80,505
73,501	91.30%
1,915	2.38%
1,445	1.79%
1,224	1.52%
n/a
2,420	3.01%
7,004	8.70%

1980
82,003
78,380	95.58%
1,004	1.22%
1,110	1.35%
228	0.28%
n/a
1,216	1.48%
3,623	4.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

52,682	61.9
27,646	32.5

Number	Rate
1990's
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n/a
n/a

-4,687	-5.8
9,222	11.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
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n/a
n/a

-4,879	-5.9
3,381	4.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Sioux City city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.8
22,342	26.1%
63,127	73.9%
12,109	14.2%

32,449
2.55

20,219	62.3%
13,585	67.2%
3,046	15.1%
12,230	37.7%

2010
Number	Percent
33.7
43,910	26.6%
121,458	73.4%
20,560	12.4%

63,142
2.54

40,288	63.8%
27,878	69.2%
5,748	14.3%
22,854	36.2%

2000
Number	Percent
33.9
22,980	27.0%
62,060	73.0%
11,329	13.3%

32,158
2.56

21,352	66.4%
16,368	76.7%
2,452	11.5%
10,806	33.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
22,091	27.4%
58,414	72.6%
11,856	14.7%

30,486
2.55

21,012	68.9%
16,693	79.4%
2,281	10.9%
9,474	31.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
23,240	28.3%
58,763	71.7%
11,089	13.5%

30,193
2.63

21,710	71.9%
18,207	83.9%
1,997	9.2%
8,483	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Sioux City city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,668	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,399	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,357	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,534	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,450	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,493	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,295	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,370	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,364	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,244	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,206	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,079	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,002	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,195	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,265	7.0%
$200,000 or more	1,528	4.7%

Median Household Income	64,250
Per Capita Income	31,428

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,710	5.3%
Public Assistance	854	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,516	13.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	31,735	74.9%
Unemployed	1,700	4.0%
In Armed Forces	42	0.1%

Total Labor Force	33,477	79.1%
Not in Labor Force	8,866	20.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	17,524	14,032	55.5%
Non-Profit	1,566	2,481	38.7%
Self-Employed	1,722	964	64.1%

Local Government	1,024	2,067	33.1%
State Government	361	421	46.2%
Federal Government	293	210	58.3%

Total Private + Self	19,246	14,996	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,244	5,179	38.5%
Total	22,490	20,175	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,738	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	8,325	19.5%
Professional, Technical	6,875	16.1%
Service Occupations	7,330	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	192	0.4%
All others	14,431	33.8%

White Collar		49.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	8,152	19.1%
Health care and social assistance	5,869	13.7%
Retail trade	5,383	12.6%
Accommodation and food services	3,682	8.6%
Educational services	3,411	8.0%
Construction	3,214	7.5%
Other services	2,191	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	1,644	3.9%
Finance and insurance	1,579	3.7%
Public administration	1,515	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,468	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,048	2.5%
Wholesale trade	998	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	686	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	652	1.5%
Information	523	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	489	1.1%
Utilities	195	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13,205	15.45%
Puerto Rican	491	0.57%
Cuban	39	0.05%
Dominican	85	0.10%

Total Central American	3,541	4.14%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2,642	3.09%
Honduran	114	0.13%
Nicaraguan	92	0.11%
Panamanian	17	0.02%
Salvadoran	575	0.67%
Other Central American	101	0.12%

Total South American	226	0.26%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	64	0.07%
Chilean	54	0.06%
Colombian	48	0.06%
Ecuadorian	31	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	29	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	677	0.79%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	1,154	1.35%
Laotian	395	0.46%
Cambodian	158	0.18%
Filipino	156	0.18%
Korean	144	0.17%
Indian	31	0.04%
Burmese	30	0.04%
Thai	20	0.02%
Chinese	3	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	62,253	78.3%
Spanish	12,608	15.9%
Other	1,202	1.5%
Vietnamese	1,042	1.3%
Other Asian	963	1.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	479	0.6%
German, other Germanic	409	0.5%
Arabic	132	0.2%
Tagalog	122	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	20,790	24.3%
Irish	9,746	11.4%
English	5,647	6.6%
American	4,250	5.0%
Norwegian	3,158	3.7%
Dutch	2,375	2.8%
Swedish	1,961	2.3%
French	1,754	2.1%
Polish	1,425	1.7%
Italian	1,326	1.6%
European	1,237	1.4%
Danish	1,195	1.4%
Ethiopian	878	1.0%
Scottish	704	0.8%
Czech	592	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	80,038	93.6%
Not a citizen	5,431	6.4%

Native	75,864	88.8%
Foreign-born	9,605	11.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,819	7.1%	3,942	7.4%	17,420	32.6%	16,254	30.4%	7,803	14.6%	4,258	8.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,819	7.1%
9-12 Years	3,942	7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	17,420	32.6%
Some College	16,254	30.4%
Bach. Degree	7,803	14.6%
Grad Degree	4,258	8.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +389	D +1,653	D + 5.7%
D +2,042
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	55%	Donald Trump* (R)	18,043	51.9%	Joe Biden (D)	15,941	45.9%	770	2.2%	34,754	-1	5	2.06%
2016	39%	Donald Trump (R)	17,654	52.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	13,899	41.1%	2,297	6.8%	33,850	1	6	2.16%

2020 President, Sioux City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

15,941

45.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

18,043

51.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

367

1.1%

Other

403

1.2%

TOTAL

34,754

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Sioux City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

13,899

41.1%

Donald Trump (R)

17,654

52.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

956

2.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

281

0.8%

Other

1,060

3.1%

TOTAL

33,850

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sioux City city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	54%	Joni Ernst* (R)	16,897	49.6%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	15,810	46.4%	1,351 [+]	4.0%	34,058	-2	2.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 800 (2.3%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 490 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 61 (0.2%);
2018	G	36%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	13,975	51.3%	Fred Hubbell (D)	12,622	46.4%	632 [+]	2.3%	27,229	1	2.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 503 (1.8%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 116 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.0%);
2016	S3	38%	Charles Grassley* (R)	19,721	59.3%	Patty Judge (D)	11,977	36.0%	1,582 [+]	4.8%	33,280	-1	2.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 814 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 768 (2.3%);
2014	S2	31%	Joni Ernst (R)	17,022	56.2%	Bruce Braley (D)	11,625	38.4%	1,626 [+]	5.4%	30,273	4	2.68%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 1,040 (3.4%); Bob Quast (I) 268 (0.9%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 177 (0.6%); Ruth Smith (I) 93 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 48 (0.2%);
2014	G	31%	Terry Branstad* (R)	19,840	65.5%	Jack Hatch (D)	9,542	31.5%	902 [+]	3.0%	30,284	7	2.68%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Hennager (New Independent) 339 (1.1%); Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 320 (1.1%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 209 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 34 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	34,422
Median Value	$149,800

Occupied	32,449	94.3%
Vacant	1,973	5.7%

Owned	21,227	65.4%
Rented	11,222	34.6%
Median Rent	$904

Single-Family Units	25,356	73.7%
Detached	24,435	71.0%
Attached	921	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,285	15.4%
Mobile Homes	1,307	3.8%

Sioux City city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sioux City city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Sioux City city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sioux City city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sioux City city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sioux City city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sioux City city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sioux City city, IA