Sioux City, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sioux City	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$27,093	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$57,750	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$72,500	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$36,219	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,742	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,779	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.9%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sioux City is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sioux City is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sioux City is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sioux City is 8% lower than the national average

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$38,496 $57,750 $115,500

City

$36,376 $54,570 $109,140

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Sioux City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.8%	11.8%
Manufacturing sector	25.2%	25.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	2.3%
Wholesale & retail services	15.9%	15.9%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.0%	7.0%
Education, health & social services	8.0%	8.0%
Other	25.4%	25.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dakota Dunes, SD	3,231	$103,466	87.0%
Sergeant Bluff, IA	4,901	$94,397	70.6%
Lawton, IA	1,055	$89,531	61.8%
Hinton, IA	805	$85,000	53.6%
Bronson, IA	325	$77,813	40.7%
Sioux City, IA	82,535	$57,750	4.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kennewick, WA	82,633	$62,283	12.6%
Melbourne, FL	82,281	$51,934	6.1%
Chino Hills, CA	82,800	$104,661	89.2%
Buena Park, CA	82,228	$84,680	53.1%
Longview, TX	82,183	$50,019	9.6%
Sioux City, IA	82,535	$57,750	4.4%

Source: The Sioux City, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).