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Compare Ottumwa to Sioux City

This post compares Ottumwa, Iowa to Sioux City, Iowa across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Ottumwa (city) Sioux City (city)
Population 24,705 82,568
Income (median) $35,022 $37,859
Home Value (median) $73,400 $103,400
White 84% 84%
Black 3% 3%
Asian 1% 3%
With Kids 33% 34%
Age (median) 35 34
Rentals 33% 37%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Ottumwa or Sioux City?
A: Ottumwa has a much smaller population count than Sioux City: 24705 compared with 82568 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Ottumwa or in Sioux City?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Ottumwa.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Ottumwa or Sioux City?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Ottumwa.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Sioux City does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 33% for Ottumwa versus 37% for Sioux City.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Ottumwa may include: Muscatine, Marshalltown, and Sioux-City.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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