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Sioux Rapids’s story
Sioux Rapids in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Sioux RapidsIA
A town of 722. A typical home worth about $173K.
Photo: Bill Whittaker (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
722
−3.5% since 2010
Typical home
$173K
+7.4% in a year
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
50.5
years
Jobs based here
166
A commuter town
What makes Sioux Rapids stand out
The thing Sioux Rapids does most differently from other towns.
Small town
722 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Sioux Rapids
Most working residents leave Sioux Rapids for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Storm Lake (19%), Spencer (10%) and Cherokee (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
5%work in town
Where working residents work
In Sioux Rapids5%
Storm Lake19%
Spencer10%
Cherokee4%
Sioux City4%
18 mi
median commute distance
166
jobs based in Sioux Rapids
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHailCold waves
7
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing
A typical Sioux Rapids home is worth about $173K
The typical Sioux Rapids home is worth about $173,000, up 7.4% in a year, 28% below the Iowa typical home.
$173KZillow home value
Typical home value
Sioux Rapids$173K
Iowa$240K
+7.4%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Sioux Rapids has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
35″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter11–29°
Spring36–57°
Summer60–81°
Fall38–60°
Oct 5
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Sioux Rapids is
Sioux Rapids tracks Iowa closely on all 32 CDC measures.
32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
17.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Sioux Rapids is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 522 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sioux Rapids City Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Sioux Rapids for work
Where Sioux Rapids’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
166jobs based in Sioux Rapids
5%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Sioux Rapids
4 notable people were born in Sioux Rapids.
About Sioux Rapids
City in Iowa, US
Sioux Rapids is a city in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States. The population was 748 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 748
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,260 ft
- ZIP code
- 50585
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