South Sioux City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 13,814 people and three constituent neighborhoods, South Sioux City is the 15th largest community in Nebraska.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.69 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of people in South Sioux City with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.61% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in South Sioux City in 2018 was $27,115, which is lower middle income relative to Nebraska, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,460 for a family of four. However, South Sioux City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
South Sioux City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Sioux City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in South Sioux City, accounting for 47.85% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of South Sioux City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Sioux City include German, Irish, Ethiopian, English, and Somalian.
In addition, South Sioux City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.07%).
The most common language spoken in South Sioux City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.