South Sioux City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 11,967 people and three constituent neighborhoods, South Sioux City is the 14th largest community in Nebraska.

South Sioux City is a blue-collar town, with 40.0% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, South Sioux City is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Sioux City who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.40%), sales jobs (10.26%), and management occupations (5.85%).

One of the benefits of South Sioux City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.27 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

South Sioux City is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of South Sioux City isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.78% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

South Sioux City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

South Sioux City Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in South Sioux City with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.65% of adults in South Sioux City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in South Sioux City in 2000 was $16,165, which is middle income relative to Nebraska, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $64,660 for a family of four.

South Sioux City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Sioux City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in South Sioux City is White, followed by Native American. South Sioux City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.87% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in South Sioux City include German, Irish, English, and Norwegian.

South Sioux City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.97%.

The most common language spoken in South Sioux City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.