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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

Map of Sioux Rapids, IA

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:

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)

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