South Sioux City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 13,856 people and three associated neighborhoods, South Sioux City is the 15th largest community in Nebraska.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.74% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.36 minutes getting to work every day.

In terms of college education, the citizens of South Sioux City rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.89% of adults 25 and older in South Sioux City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in South Sioux City in 2022 was $28,273, which is low income relative to Nebraska, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,092 for a family of four. However, South Sioux City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

South Sioux City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Sioux City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in South Sioux City, accounting for 51.94% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of South Sioux City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Sioux City include German, Irish, English, Ethiopian, and Somalian.

South Sioux City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.31%.

The most common language spoken in South Sioux City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.