Population

86,356

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$173,600

Owner-occupied units

Sioux City, IA

Iowa · 42.495° N, 96.389° W · 59 sq mi

Sioux City is a city in Iowa, with a population of 86,356 and about 1,454 residents per square mile. The median household earns $68,906 a year, and the median home is worth $173,600.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

59 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,454

People per square mile

Rank by population

#440

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#191

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$68,906

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$976

Per month

Homeownership

65.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

17.5 min

One way

People

Median age

34.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

22.9%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

12.1%

Households

32,926

2.53 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.4^%

Manufacturing 20.2^%

Retail trade 11.7^%

Arts, food & hospitality 10.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Iowa

Name

Harry Stine

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$10.2B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Adel

Source of wealth

Agriculture

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Iowa · private sector

Employer

University of Iowa

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Iowa

Company

Principal Financial Group

Revenue

$16.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Des Moines

Ticker

PFG

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Iowa

State bird

Eastern Goldfinch

State flower

Wild Prairie Rose

State capital

Des Moines

Nickname

The Hawkeye State

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