Median household income (1999): $43,391
Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,942
| This zip code | $47,942 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 51036, 51239, 51041, 51027, 51247, 51234.
Housing units in zip code 51250 with a mortgage: 830 (64 second mortgage, 156 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 553
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $855
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $283
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.3% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.1 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 51250: Student Union Building (A), East Campus Apartments (B), East Residence Hall (C), Southview Apartments (D), Sioux Center Public Library (E), Sioux Center Police Department (F), Sioux Center Fire Department (G), West Residence Hall (H), Science and Technology Center (I), Faculty Office Complex/Media Center (J), Faculty/Student Residence (K), Commons (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 51250 include: Christ Community Church (A), Christ the King Catholic Community (B), Covenant Christian Reformed Church (C), Peace Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Peace Lutheran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Sioux Center Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 38
- 1995 to 1998: 181
- 1990 to 1994: 184
- 1980 to 1989: 229
- 1970 to 1979: 456
- 1960 to 1969: 426
- 1950 to 1959: 198
- 1940 to 1949: 115
- 1939 or earlier: 523
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sioux Center, IA (51250):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 36
- 2 bedrooms: 300
- 3 bedrooms: 698
- 4 bedrooms: 589
- 5 or more bedrooms: 113
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 20
- 1 bedrooms: 143
- 2 bedrooms: 152
- 3 bedrooms: 105
- 4 bedrooms: 67
- 5 or more bedrooms: 14
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Vehicles available in 51250 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 18
- 1 vehicle: 325
- 2 vehicles: 920
- 3 vehicles: 352
- 4 vehicles: 97
- 5 or more vehicles: 24
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 95
- 1 vehicle: 243
- 2 vehicles: 111
- 3 vehicles: 37
- 4 vehicles: 8
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 51250:
- $35,000 to $39,999: 17
- $40,000 to $49,999: 27
- $50,000 to $59,999: 53
- $60,000 to $69,999: 90
- $70,000 to $79,999: 80
- $80,000 to $89,999: 157
- $90,000 to $99,999: 191
- $100,000 to $124,999: 294
- $125,000 to $149,999: 238
- $150,000 to $174,999: 96
- $175,000 to $199,999: 49
- $200,000 to $249,999: 66
- $250,000 to $299,999: 20
- $500,000 to $749,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 51250:
- Less than $100: 8
- $100 to $149: 22
- $150 to $199: 40
- $250 to $299: 70
- $300 to $349: 71
- $350 to $399: 44
- $400 to $449: 43
- $450 to $499: 20
- $500 to $549: 46
- $550 to $599: 16
- $600 to $649: 25
- $700 to $749: 6
- No cash rent: 54
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,600
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $138,800
- Asian householders: $210,992
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $123,349
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $74,139
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,874
- One, attached: 54
- Two: 40
- 3 or 4: 74
- 5 to 9: 82
- 10 to 19: 16
- 20 to 49: 77
- 50 or more: 13
- Mobile homes: 120

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,689 (67%)
- Carpooled: 292 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Bicycle: 48 (1%)
- Walked: 696 (17%)
- Other means: 12 (0%)
- Worked at home: 278 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 913
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1378
- 10 to 14 minutes: 699
- 15 to 19 minutes: 211
- 20 to 24 minutes: 232
- 25 to 29 minutes: 64
- 30 to 34 minutes: 96
- 35 to 39 minutes: 8
- 40 to 44 minutes: 0
- 45 to 59 minutes: 30
- 60 to 89 minutes: 67
- 90 or more minutes: 43
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,252
- In family households: 5,634 (1,492 male householders, 186 female householders)
1,509 spouses, 2,341 children (2,252 natural, 48 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 65 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 618 (156 male householders (108 living alone)), 363 female householders (338 living alone)), 99 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,191 (65 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 700 2-persons, 293 3-persons, 324 4-persons, 208 5-persons, 121 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 446 1-person, 58 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 6 5-persons.
1,607 married couples with children.
149 single-parent households (33 men, 116 women).
92.5% of residents of 51250 zip code speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 10% well, 44% not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 16% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 386 (5.3%)
(22.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (31%)
- Canada (28%)
- Netherlands (18%)
- Korea (5%)
- India (5%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- Other Eastern Africa (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 215
- 1990 to 1994: 38
- 1985 to 1989: 49
- 1980 to 1984: 25
- 1975 to 1979: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1965 to 1969: 40
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First ancestries reported:
- Dutch: 5008
- German: 585
- Other groups: 454
- United States or American: 197
- English: 94
- Norwegian: 85
- Italian: 63
- Irish: 54
- Swedish: 34
- Canadian: 26
- Danish: 23
- Polish: 21
- Subsaharan African:: 14
- Scottish: 13
- Greek: 8
- Scandinavian: 7
- Nigerian: 7
- African: 7
- Swiss: 7
- Australian: 6
- French Canadian: 6
- French (except Basque): 5
- Czech: 5
- Russian: 5
- Scotch-Irish: 5

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- SIOUX CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (550 9TH STREET NORTHEAST in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Geographic Names Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-846030 109
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: COMBINATION UTILITIES; ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, SIOUX CENTER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: SIOUX CENTER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, SIOUX CENTER CSD
- PELLA CORP-SIOUX CTR (1800 NORTH MAIN AVENUE in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MILLWORK
Business NAICS classification: WOOD WINDOW AND DOOR MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: PELLA CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: PELLA CORP., PELLA CORPORATION SIOUX CENTER DIVISION, PELLA CORP., PELLA CORP-SIOUX CENTER DIV
- SIOUX AUTOMATION CENTER INC (1877 N MAIN AVE in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business SIC classification: FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
Alternative names: SIOUX AUTOMATION CENTER - NORTH
- FARMERS COOP SOCIETY (317 3RD STREET NW in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS; FLOUR AND OTHER GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS; PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
Alternative names: COOP CONFINEMENT FEEDLOT
- AVENUE VETERINARY CLINIC (349 N MAIN ST in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1996-0131, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: AVENUE VETERINARY CLINCS
- GOLDEN CRISP PREMIUM FOODS (251 15TH STREET NORTHEAST in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SAUSAGES AND OTHER PREPARED MEAT PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: MEAT PROCESSED FROM CARCASSES.
Organizations: CARL WOOD (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PATRICK CUDAHY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GORGES QUIK TO FIX FOODS INCORPORATED, TYSON FOODS INC. SIOUX CENTER
- KINSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (550 9TH ST NE in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-846030 409
Organizations: SIOUX CENTER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- VANDERWAAL FEEDLOT C/O JGM (FO (4163 HICKORY AVE in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
Organizations: EAST VALLEY FARM, INC. (SITE1) (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EAST VALLEY FARM, INC., EAST VALLEY FARM, INC. (SITE1), KOOISTRA FEEDLOT, LOWE'S OF RIVERVIEW, FL
- SIOUX CENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (550 9TH ST NE in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-846030 209
Organizations: SIOUX CENTER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- SIOUXPREME EGG PRODUCTS INC (321 2ND AVENUE SOUTHWEST in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING
Alternative names: SIOUX PREME EGG PRODUCTS INC
- SIOUX-PREME PACKING COMPANY (4241 US 75 AVENUE in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: MEAT PACKING PLANTS
Organizations: SIOUX PREME PACKING COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
, SIOUX PREME PACKING CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SIOUX PREME PACKING CO
- CITY VIEW FARMS EAST (4045 GRANT AVE in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
Alternative names: SAYLORVILLE WATER TREATMENT PL
- JOES READY MIX INCORPORATED (1140 NORTH MAIN AVENUE in SIOUX CENTER, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK AND BRICK; READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (63%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5013
- Northeast: 37
- Midwest: 1395
- South: 95
- West: 434
58% of the 51250 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 7,417. Population change in the 1990s: -132 (-1.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 441
| Here: | 45.0% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 204
| Here: | 37.2% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,278
| Here: | 93.5% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- JESCO WHOLESALE ELECTRICAL SUP (950 N MAIN ST in SIOUX CENTER, IA; small business): $12,106 in 2 contracts in 2006
$8,706 with Army for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Taking place in NE. Signed on 2006-03-23. Completion date: 2006-04-24.
$3,400 with ENERGY, Department of for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2006-02-15. Completion date: 2006-03-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (250-499: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 4)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Wholesale Trade: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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1126 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
66 people in nursing homes
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