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Sioux Falls, SD vs Sioux City, IA

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- Sioux City is 0% more densely populated than Sioux Falls.
- People are 5.4% less likely to be married in Sioux City.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years older in Sioux City.
 Sioux Falls, SDSioux City, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,081329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.838.4
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 Population - 2010154,538  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock85,013285,036,114
 Population - 1990100,814  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now86.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,455.793.4
 Land Area77.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sioux Falls, SDSioux City, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Sioux Falls, SDSioux City, IAUnited States
 White79.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.5%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sioux Falls, SDSioux City, IAUnited States
 Married Population49.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married34.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.572.60
 Households77,326  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock20,17580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,176  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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Reviews for Sioux City    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I’ve been here only 4 months and I’m still shocked at how people behave. Not friendly, rude. Can’t tell you how many businesses I’ve been in to where the reception staff  More

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Climate in winter ranges from 10-15 degrees to 85+ in the summer 7% sale tax population @75,000, economy ok  More

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Over 14 years ago

Sioux City is an amazing place. Low crime rate, Great Schools, Great People, Most People are friendly and Polite. Just an overall great place to live!!!!!!!!!!!   More

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