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Sioux City, IA
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Sioux City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 85,497 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Sioux City is the fourth largest community in Iowa.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.11 minutes getting to work every day.

The citizens of Sioux City are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.55% of adults in Sioux City having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sioux City in 2018 was $31,428, which is lower middle income relative to Iowa, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,712 for a family of four. However, Sioux City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sioux City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sioux City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sioux City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. 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 21.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sioux City include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Sioux City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.