Affordability evidence
Sioux City, IA home values, income, and owner costs
A borrower-focused reading of the latest ACS value, income, and owner-cost evidence for Sioux City, IA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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The local figures answer the first question: In Sioux City, IA, the 2024 ACS reports a median owner-occupied home value of $173,600, median household income of $68,906, and median selected monthly owner costs of $1,383 for owners with a mortgage. For borrower planning, together, those three reference points may help a borrower identify which search-price, income, and recurring-cost assumptions need current verification first. They remain separate medians, not the finances of one representative household, and the $1,383 measure combines recurring ownership expenses instead of real estate taxes alone. A useful affordability review starts with $173,600, $68,906, and $1,383, then replaces them with the borrower's documented income, cash, debts, property taxes, insurance, association charges, loan terms, and intended occupancy.
Sioux City, IA's $173,600 median home-value estimate is below the statewide $208,000 estimate, with a reported city-to-state gap of 16.5%. For borrower planning, that 16.5% gap is useful for showing that a statewide midpoint may be a poor substitute for a local search range in Sioux City, IA.