County profile
Sioux County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#818 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 45% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+19.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
20,910
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,345
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
36,774
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.4%
Median HH income
$86.1k±$7.1k
Bachelor's degree+
30.6%±2.3%
Poverty rate
6.7%±1.4%
Business applications
308 · 2025
Retail establishments
156
42.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing39%
Health care17%
Construction12%
Retail trade11%
Wholesale trade11%
Education10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
36,774
residents · 2025 · +2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $72.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−904
International migration+720
Natural change+1,079
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.4B2019
$2.6B2020
$2.7B2021
$3.4B2022
$3.3B2023
$3.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$250.1k±$9.2k
Median gross rent
$908/mo±$64/mo
Vacancy rate
4.5%±1.2%
Affordability
4.7× wages
Residential permits
$86.6M
359 units · 9.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
52.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$971/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 96Winter weather 87Tornado 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3232016
3402017
3502018
3662019
3732020
3992021
4422022
4872023
5242024
5562025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 207% since 20211172021
1622022
1342023
2512024
3592025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
50.3 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
BNSF
Nearest port
73.7 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
71.8 km
JOE FOSS FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.1k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sioux?
Sioux's economy produced $3.9B in 2024, growing 19.2% year over year — faster than 98% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.