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Sioux City is a mid-size city of 86,101 people in Woodbury County, Iowa. It's part of the Sioux City, IA area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $976 a month.
86,101people
$174kTypical home
$976/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
35"Snow
243Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 86,101
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,456 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- In the Sioux City, IA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (491 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,792 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SUX airport
- 86 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 876 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Woodbury County: R+23 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk