Sioux Center, Iowa demographics

Sioux Center, IA demographics: median age 30.0; 41.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sioux Center city, Iowa · Incorporated city · GEOID 1973290. The survey estimates a population of 8,454 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sioux Center is 30.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.1 years. There are 2,871 households (±230). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	30.0 ±3.1	38.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,454
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Under 18	2,216 ±299	26.2% ±3.5 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	2,665 ±322	31.5% ±3.8 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	2,513 ±364	29.7% ±4.3 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,060 ±177	12.5% ±2.1 pp	18.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,454
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Male	3,934 ±229	46.5% ±2.7 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	4,520 ±233	53.5% ±2.8 pp	49.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,454
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
White alone	7,054 ±370	83.4% ±4.4 pp	84.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	53 ±37 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	104 ±63 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,052 ±342	12.4% ±4.0 pp	2.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	191 ±164 · low precision	2.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision	6.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,454
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,375 ±358	87.2% ±4.2 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,079 ±360	12.8% ±4.3 pp	7.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,871
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,795 ±167	62.5% ±3.0 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	31 ±38 · low precision	1.1% ±1.3 pp · low precision	4.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	166 ±88 · low precision	5.8% ±3.0 pp · low precision	9.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	830 ±276	28.9% ±9.3 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	49 ±48 · low precision	1.7% ±1.7 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,871
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,119 ±133	39.0% ±3.4 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,752 ±276	61.0% ±8.3 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,871
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	830 ±276	28.9% ±9.3 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	797 ±169	27.8% ±5.5 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	466 ±148	16.2% ±5.0 pp	12.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	327 ±103	11.4% ±3.5 pp	11.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	249 ±110	8.7% ±3.8 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	202 ±111 · low precision	7.0% ±3.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,454
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Native	7,579 ±372	89.6% ±4.4 pp	94.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	875 ±372	10.4% ±4.4 pp	5.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,758
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
English only	6,966 ±334	89.8% ±3.8 pp	90.9%	77.7%
Spanish	663 ±341 · low precision	8.5% ±4.4 pp · low precision	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	55 ±60 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	11 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	18 ±19 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	40 ±54 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	5 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,653
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	454 ±166	9.8% ±3.5 pp	6.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	979 ±249	21.0% ±5.2 pp	30.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	792 ±218	17.0% ±4.6 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	487 ±134	10.5% ±2.8 pp	12.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,307 ±224	28.1% ±4.5 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	634 ±183	13.6% ±3.9 pp	10.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,329
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Same house	7,435 ±240	89.3% ±2.8 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	308 ±152	3.7% ±1.8 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	241 ±134 · low precision	2.9% ±1.6 pp · low precision	3.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	306 ±122	3.7% ±1.5 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	39 ±40 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.7% of Sioux Center residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.0% in Iowa and 8.4% nationally. 93.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sioux Center	Iowa	U.S.	Compared with Iowa
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.1% ±2.9 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.4% ±1.4 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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