South Sioux City, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 11,925. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,979 (+0.5% change)
Males: 5,797 (48.6%), Females: 6,128 (51.4%)
Dakota County
Zip code: 68776
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.7 years
Median household income: $36,493
Median house value: $78,700
Population by Race
Races in South Sioux City:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.7%)
- Hispanic (24.8%)
- Other race (14.6%)
- American Indian (3.1%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- Vietnamese (1.4%)
- Other Asian (1.2%)
- Black (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (26.8%), Irish (13.4%), English (6.7%), Norwegian (4.3%), French (3.2%), United States (3.1%).
Elevation: 1097 feet
Land area: 4.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in South Sioux City
- High school or higher: 72.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in South Sioux City city
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 9.7%
17.0% Foreign born (13.7% Latin America, 2.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,103 (+21.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near South Sioux City:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-SIOUX CITY (about 3 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA)
- ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA)
- SIOUXLAND SURGERY CENTER LP (about 7 miles; DAKOTA DUNES, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Sioux City:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 6 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 74 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 79 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Sioux City:
- MARTIN FIELD (about 4 miles; SO SIOUX CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 7K8)
- GRAHAM FIELD (about 7 miles; NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD; Abbreviation: 7K7)
- AKRON MUNI (about 26 miles; AKRON, IA; Abbreviation: Y40)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Sioux City:
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 44 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
Libraries
Library in South Sioux City:
- SOUTH SIOUX CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $145,530; Location: 2219 DAKOTA AVENUE; 27,432 books; 664 audio materials; 387 video materials; 90 serial subscriptions)