Demographics & Population

The Sioux City MSA is a tri-state community with one of the strongest business climates in the nation.  Our metropolitan statistical area consists of Woodbury and Plymouth County, Iowa; Dakota and Dixon County, Nebraska and Union County, South Dakota. The largest city in Siouxland is Sioux City, Iowa which has a population of 85,797.

 
 
Sioux City MSA Labor Force Data
  April 2022 April 2021
Civilian Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed		 92,300
90,400
1,900		 91,000
87,100
4,300
Unemployment Rate – Sioux City MSA 2.1% 4.5%
Unemployment Rate – Iowa 3.0% 3.7%
Unemployment Rate – U.S. 3.6% 6.0%
Source: Iowa Workforce Development and Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

RACE BY ETHNICITY: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA – 2010
  Race Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Number Percent of Total Population Number Percent of Total Population
White 119,503 83.2 9,724 6.8
Black or African American 3,229 2.2 101 0.1
American Indian/ Alaska Native 2,923 2.0 569 0.4
Asian 3,193 2.2 40 0.0
Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander		 166 0.1 8 0.0
Some other single race 10,484 0.13 10,410 7.3
Two or more races 4,079 1.26 1,487 1.0
Total 143,577 91.09 22,339 15.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

 

 “Hispanic” is an ethnic, not a racial category.  Hispanics may be of any race.  The table above shows how Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA Hispanics and non-Hispanics identified themselves in terms of race in 2010

HOUSEHOLD INCOME 2010:  Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area
Annual Household Income Percent of Households Number of Households
Less than $25,000 26.1 14,161
$25,000 – $50,000 29.2 15,788
$50,000 – $100,000 31.2 16,869
More than $100,000 13.5 7,319
Total 100.0 54,137
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2010 American Community Survey

 

Median Household Income in 2010 for the Sioux City MSA was $44,569

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT: Sioux City MSA 2010
POPULATION 25 YEARS OR OLDER
Highest Education Level Attained Estimated Population
Age 25 or More		 Percent of Population
Age 25 or More
Graduate or Professional Degree 6,094 6.7
Bachelor’s Degree 14,281 15.7
Total Completing College 20,375 22.4
Associate Degree 7,186 7.9
Some College, No Degree 19,829 21.8
High School Diploma Only 29,743 32.7
Total Completing High School 77,133 84.8
Grade 9-12, No Diploma 7,095 7.8
Less Than Grade 9 6,731 7.4
Total Population Age 25 or More 90,959 100.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey