Sioux County, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Sioux County, Nebraska had an estimated 1,099 residents on July 1, 2024, down 2.9 percent since the 2020 census base of 1,132, across 2,067 square miles. County output reached $128.8 m in 2024, 16 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sioux County
How many people live in Sioux County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20241,171
- Households490
- Average household size2.39
- Median household income$53,929
- Median age43.7
- Median gross rent$745 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$99,300
- Home value to household income1.8 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over863
- Population under 18245
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over322
- Share 65 and over27.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64604
- Civilian labor force570
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over61.6 percent
- Rank by population among Nebraska counties81st of 93
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3179th of 3,222
Sioux County is the 81st largest of 93 Nebraska counties by population. A median home costs 1.8 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 27.5 percent against 20.9 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single story product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Sioux County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20241,099
- Census 2020 base population1,132
- Population change since the 2020 census base-2.92 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-52
- Births, 202413
- Deaths, 202422
- Natural change, 2024-9
- Net domestic migration, 2024-46
- Net international migration, 20242
- Total net migration, 2024-44
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-39
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2725th of 3,144
The county has lost 2.92 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. The population fell in 2024 from both sources: deaths exceeded births and more people left than moved in.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Sioux County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving21
- People arriving, from those returns36
- Tax returns filed by households leaving22
- Net household movement-1
- Adjusted gross income arriving$483,000
- Net adjusted gross income movement$-689,000
- Average income of an arriving household$23,000
- Average income of a leaving household$53,273
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $30,273 less average income than households leaving, which drains spending power even where headcount holds up.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Sioux County
What is the Sioux County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$128.8 m
- County GDP, 2023$104.2 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 202423.7 percent
- GDP change over five years100.6 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Nebraska areas BEA publishes75th of 93
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes3016th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$110,026
Output grew 23.7 percent in the latest year and 100.6 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Employment by industry in Sioux County
- Covered employment, annual average179
- Establishments reporting27
- Average annual pay$40,731
- Average weekly wage$783
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, employment70
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, average annual pay$38,830
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 70 | 8 | $38,830 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest private sector at 70 jobs, 39.1 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Sioux County?
- Establishments, all industries16
- Employment at those establishments52
- Annual payroll$1.9 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents13.7
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Building permits in Sioux County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20241
- Declared construction value permitted$400,000
- Single family units authorized1
- Multifamily units authorized0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$400,000
- Units authorized per 1,000 households2.0
Single-family homes are 100.0 percent of units authorized, so the pipeline is predominantly single-family.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Sioux County
How large is Sioux County?
- Land area2,067 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Nebraska counties6th of 93
- Width, east to west33.2 mi
- Height, north to south69 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land1
- Establishments per square mile0.01
- Radon levels in Sioux County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/LZone 2
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
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Feasibility studies
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- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20241,171
- Households490
- Average household size2.39
- Median household income$53,929
- Median age43.7
Common questions
Sioux County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sioux County, Nebraska?
The Census Bureau estimates 1,099 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 1,171, in 490 households, ranking 81st of 93 Nebraska counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sioux County's population growing?
The population has fallen 2.92 percent since the 2020 census base of 1,132, to 1,099 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 13 births against 22 deaths, with net migration of -44. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Sioux County?
$53,929. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,300, which is 1.8 times income, and median gross rent is $745 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Sioux County?
16 establishments, employing 52 people with an annual payroll of $1.9 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Sioux County?
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest private sector at 70 jobs, 39.1 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 179 jobs at an average annual pay of $40,731, or $783 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How many building permits were issued in Sioux County?
1 housing units were authorized by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $400,000. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Sioux County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Are traffic counts available for Sioux County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Sioux County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Sioux County
Cities and places in Sioux.
1 Census place lies wholly or partly in Sioux County. It carries enough published place level data for a page of its own and is linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | village | 218 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |