City Score: Sioux Center, IA

The score

Sioux Center, IA scores 77 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 77 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Sioux Center, IA

• What Sioux Center is up against: 24 out of 100 — Better than 85% of cities, up 2 points
• Where grace is growing: 86 out of 100 — Better than 88% of cities
• Marriage & family: 94 out of 100 — Better than 100% of cities
• Christian liberty: 53 out of 100 — Better than 50% of cities, up 2 points

What affected it

• This quarter: Marriages down 10 percentile points (Marriage & family)
• This quarter: Divorces down 8 percentile points (Marriage & family)
• This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 6 percentile points (What Sioux Center is up against)

Sources

1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Iowa (10 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Sioux County, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Sioux County, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Sioux County, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
18. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Sioux Center, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
19. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Sioux Center, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
20. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Sioux Center, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
21. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
22. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
23. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
24. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
25. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
26. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
27. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026

Every indicator

What Sioux Center is up against — 24 out of 100

• Violent crime: 230.9 offences per 100,000, better than 63% of cities · 2025, Iowa · FBI Crime Data Explorer
• Property crime: 1169.7 offences per 100,000, better than 75% of cities · 2025, Iowa · FBI Crime Data Explorer
• Sexually transmitted infections: not shown (no data) · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus
• Drug overdose deaths: 14.1 deaths per 100,000, better than 93% of cities, up 6 points · 2025, Iowa (10 counties summed) · CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR)
• Adult entertainment outlets: not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Gambling outlets: not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Cannabis outlets: not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Liquor outlets and bars: not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Predatory lenders: not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Abortion facilities (mapped): not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)

Where grace is growing — 86 out of 100

• Church adherents: 746.4 adherents per 1,000 residents, better than 92% of cities · 2020, Sioux County, IA · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
• Congregations: 22.6 congregations per 10,000 residents, better than 54% of cities · 2020, Sioux County, IA · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
• Charitable giving: 2.8 itemized charitable deductions as % of adjusted gross income, better than 99% of cities · 2023, Sioux County, IA · IRS Statistics of Income, county data
• Given to local needs in Joy: not shown (no data) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
• Needs met in Joy: not shown (no data) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
• Volunteers mobilized in Joy: not shown (no data) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
• New believers in Joy: not shown (no data) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy

Marriage & family — 94 out of 100

• Children with married parents: 93.5 % of own children under 18 in married-couple families, better than 95% of cities · 2020-2024, Sioux Center, IA · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Adults 25-44 married: 82.6 % of people 25-44 married, spouse present, better than 99% of cities · 2020-2024, Sioux Center, IA · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Cohabiting households: 1.1 % of households that are cohabiting couples, better than 97% of cities · 2020-2024, Sioux Center, IA · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Divorces: 12.0 divorced in the last 12 months per 1,000 married people, better than 80% of cities, down 8 points · 2020-2024, Iowa · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Marriages: 32.7 married in the last 12 months per 1,000 unmarried people 15+, better than 55% of cities, down 10 points · 2020-2024, Iowa · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Births to unmarried mothers: not shown (no data) · CDC WONDER

Christian liberty — 53 out of 100

• Religious Liberty in the States score: 36.7 % of the edition's safeguards in state law, better than 38% of cities, up 3 points · 2026, Iowa · Religious Liberty in the States
• Safeguards fully in law: 5 of the edition's safeguards, better than 25% of cities · 2026, Iowa · Religious Liberty in the States
• State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: 1 1 = full protection, 0 = none, better than 70% of cities · 2026, Iowa · Religious Liberty in the States
• Anti-Christian hate crimes: 0.0 incidents per 100,000, better than 78% of cities · 2025, Iowa · FBI Crime Data Explorer

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