Sioux County vs. Lyon County

	Sioux County (IA)	Lyon County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	34,909	11,811
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.6%	2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	33,704	11,581
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	33,704	11,581
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.0%	28.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	18.1%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	49.3%
White alone, percent	96.7%	97.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.1%	2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.4%	95.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,404	651
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	13,027	5,076
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.8%	83.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$159,400	$132,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,190	$1,112
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$453	$426
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$686	$666
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.2%	5.5%
Building permits, 2018	139	45
Households, 2014-2018	12,166	4,549
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.7%	2.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.9%	88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.5%	80.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.8%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.1%	21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.2%	6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.7%	6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	73.4%	70.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.5%	63.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	149,613	21,608
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,596,616	111,769
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,400,981	461,575
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	433,310	106,633
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,645	$9,070
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.1	17.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,178	$64,352
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,467	$29,246
Persons in poverty, percent	6.3%	6.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,305	401
Total employment, 2017	18,543	3,505
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	737,138	132,159
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.2%	0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,748	1,027
All firms, 2012	3,219	1,036
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,884	519
Women-owned firms, 2012	725	246
Minority-owned firms, 2012	51	40
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,002	940
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	288	119
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,603	876
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.3%	13.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	43.9	19.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	768.33	587.65

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sioux county (IA) and Lyon county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.