Iowa · Census place 73335
Sioux City city, IA
Quick answer
Sioux City city has 85,651 residents, ranking #4 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $65,473, the median home is worth $162,600 and median gross rent runs $936 a month.
- Population
- 85,651Sioux City city residents
- Median household income
- $65,473Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $162,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $936Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sioux City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sioux City city median would spend about 17.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.6% of residents and 65.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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