Sioux Center, IA

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2022 Population

8,227

1.69% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2022 Poverty Rate

2.67%

49.9% 1-year decrease

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None of the households in Sioux Center, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Sioux Center, IA are Dordt University (438 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Sioux Center, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Sioux Center, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Sioux Center, IA employs 4.59k people. The largest industries in Sioux Center, IA are Educational Services (822 people), Manufacturing (789 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (500 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($117,847), Utilities ($95,294), and Construction ($90,462).

Employment

Occupations

4.59k

2022 Value

± 502

3.63%

1 Year growth

± 15.1%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sioux Center, IA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sioux Center, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.59k

2022 Value

± 502

3.63%

1 Year growth

± 15.1%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sioux Center, IA, are Educational Services (822 people), Manufacturing (789 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (500 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sioux Center, IA, though some of these residents may live in Sioux Center, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($95,662), Construction ($90,462), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,476).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,962), Manufacturing ($43,947), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,579).

Employment by Industry Sector

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1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.16%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Sioux Center, IA awarded 438 degrees. The student population of Sioux Center, IA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 883 male students and 978 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sioux Center, IA are White (378 and 92%), followed by Unknown (17 and 4.14%), Asian (7 and 1.7%), and Black or African American (4 and 0.973%).

The largest universities in Sioux Center, IA by number of degrees awarded are Dordt University (438 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Sioux Center, IA are Elementary Education & Teaching (54 and 12.3%), General Educational Leadership & Administration (39 and 8.9%), and Curriculum & Instruction (30 and 6.85%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Sioux Center, IA have an average commute time of 11.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sioux Center, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Sioux Center, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Sioux Center, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sioux Center, IA is from Iowa.

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (75.9%)
Worked At Home (13.5%)
Carpooled (5.82%)

In 2022, 75.9% of workers in Sioux Center, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.5%) and those who carpooled to work (5.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

11.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sioux Center, IA have a shorter commute time (11.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Sioux Center, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sioux Center, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sioux Center, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sioux Center, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.67% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sioux Center, IA (192 out of 7.18k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 75+ and then Males 65 - 74.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sioux Center, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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