People QuickFacts South Sioux City Nebraska Population, 2011 estimate 13,293 1,842,234 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 13,353 1,826,341 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.4% 0.9% Population, 2010 13,353 1,826,341 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 10.1% 7.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 31.4% 25.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.4% 13.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.4% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 62.7% 86.1% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.7% 4.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.0% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.9% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.8% 2.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 45.3% 9.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 43.6% 82.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.3% 82.9% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 27.4% 6.0% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 42.8% 9.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 68.3% 90.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 10.1% 27.8% Veterans, 2007-2011 704 148,078 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 15.8 18.0  Housing units, 2010 4,739 796,793 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 55.9% 68.3% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 26.5% 19.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $94,600 $125,400 Households, 2007-2011 4,554 715,703 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.84 2.46 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $18,046 $26,113 Median household income, 2007-2011 $39,623 $50,695 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 17.1% 12.0%     Business QuickFacts South Sioux City Nebraska Total number of firms, 2007 1,113 159,665 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.7% 1.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 25.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 404,990 40,157,999 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 95,025 24,019,868 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 152,853 26,486,612 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,730 $14,965 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 17,368 2,685,580     Geography QuickFacts South Sioux City Nebraska Land area in square miles, 2010 5.71 76,824.17 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,340.2 23.8 FIPS Code 46030 31 Counties Dakota County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts