Photo: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +) · CC BY-SA 2.0Sioux Center spent more per resident in 2022 than 96% of similar cities
Sioux Center’s city government spent $17.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,029 per resident. Water and other utilities ($24.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Sioux Center is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,922 per resident in 2022: more than 96% of them
Sioux Center’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,922 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 91 Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,166, and the middle half spent $1,027–$1,378. Sioux Center spent more than 96% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.8 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Sioux Center itself left out).
About $2,029 per resident a year, or $5.56 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 36%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Sioux Center reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,922 · 2023: $1,815 · 2024: $2,029. Per resident it went from $1,922 to $2,029 (up 6%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 7,665 to 8,427.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,954 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.36% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sioux Center’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Sioux Center’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sioux Center →
Who’s in charge in Sioux Center
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sioux Center’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on siouxcenter.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 150 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,427).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Sioux Center Community School District
Sioux Center’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,020 per pupil, $7,575 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Sioux Center’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sioux Center alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sioux County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.0%16,053 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.9%2,626 votesOthers: 1.1% (202 votes).
Most votes in Sioux County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Sioux Center lies in Sioux County. Every 2024 race in Sioux County is on the county’s page.
Sioux County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Sioux Center.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: siouxcenter.org ↗
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Sioux Center’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Sioux Center’s government
How much does Sioux Center spend per resident?
About $2,029 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,922 was more than 96% of 91 Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Sioux Center?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,954 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.36% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see siouxcenter.org.
Who runs Sioux Center’s government?
See siouxcenter.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sioux Center yet.
How did Sioux Center vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sioux Center alone. Sioux County, where 100% of Sioux Center lies, voted Trump 85.0%, Harris 13.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sioux Center?
56 full-time and 92 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $369,023 (about $4.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Sioux Center in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Jeff Taylor) and State House District 4 (Skyler Wheeler). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sioux Center’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →