Sioux County, North Dakota

Sioux County has a population of 3,740 and has shrunk 5.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $85,400, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $42,083.

Home price
$85,400
Income
$42,083
Population
3,740
Unemployment
17.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$85,400county
Median gross rent$444county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented53.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$873county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$733county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,146county
Home insurance / yr$2,982(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91.4(statewide)
Median household income$42,083county
Family health premium / yr$23,090(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,373(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.858(statewide)
Poverty rate43.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.9%county
Unemployment rate17.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.1%county
Share of workers employed by government45.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry40.8%county
Economic output per resident$40,274county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.49%county
Top state income tax2.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.09%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time17.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport295900county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station145 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.7%county
Traffic deaths26.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.9%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment345county
Students per full-time teacher7.0county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance21.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year42.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year34.6%county
Frequent mental distress24.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity42.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,740county
Land area in square miles1,094county
People per square mile of land3.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store36.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract38.7%county
Population change since 2020-5.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age28.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1834.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over9.6%county
Share of households that are one person25.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages7.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents334county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-17county
Households that moved in29county
Households that moved away36county
Average income of arriving households$21,793county
Average income of departing households$35,000county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate254(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature44.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.96 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F12 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing176 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5a(statewide)
Frost-free days153 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$94county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.7¢county
Household electricity use806 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.61(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity9.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.4%county
Homes heated by propane72.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband80.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk10.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk24.0county
Landslide risk17.2county
Hail risk77.4county
Earthquake risk5.4county
Tornado risk25.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk16.3county
Winter weather risk81.0county
Strong wind risk62.9county
Wildfire risk80.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Sioux County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Dakota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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