Moving to Sioux Rapids, Iowa
Population: 720. Estimated population in July 2024: 700 (-2.8% change)
Males: 350 (48.6%), Females: 370 (51.4%)
Buena Vista County
Zip code: 50585
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $33,250
Median house value: $39,500
Population by Race
Races in Sioux Rapids:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (40.0%), Norwegian (13.2%), Irish (11.0%), English (9.0%), Swedish (8.3%), United States (4.9%).
Elevation: 1261 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sioux Rapids
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sioux Rapids city
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 11.0%
2.6% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 0.4% Oceania).
Population change in the 1990s: -68 (-8.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Sioux Rapids:
- BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; STORM LAKE, IA)
- SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SPENCER, IA)
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 30 miles; CHEROKEE, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sioux Rapids:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 92 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 120 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sioux Rapids:
- SPENCER MUNI (about 19 miles; SPENCER, IA; Abbreviation: SPW)
- STORM LAKE MUNI (about 23 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: SLB)
- LAMBERT FECHTER MUNI (about 29 miles; HARTLEY, IA; Abbreviation: 0Y4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sioux Rapids:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 118 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 118 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 121 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
Public primary/middle schools in Sioux Rapids:
- SIOUX CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 310; Location: 4440 U.S. HWY 71; Grades: 06 – 12)
- SIOUX CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 207; Location: 4440 U.S. HWY 71; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Library in Sioux Rapids:
- SIOUX RAPIDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $27,764; Location: 215 2ND ST; 20,775 books; 204 audio materials; 275 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)