Most of Sioux City is in Woodbury County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $22.89 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 9 ZIP codes in Sioux City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $720 to $1,050 a month. At the middle rent, $810, a full-time job would need to pay $24.53 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51101 | Woodbury County | $720/mo | $21.59/hr |
| 51102 | Woodbury County | $810/mo | $24.53/hr |
| 51103 | Woodbury County | $810/mo | $24.53/hr |
| 51104 | Woodbury County | $810/mo | $24.53/hr |
| 51105 | Woodbury County | $720/mo | $21.59/hr |
| 51106 | Woodbury County | $900/mo | $27.47/hr |
| 51108 | Woodbury County | $1,050/mo | $32.36/hr |
| 51109 | Woodbury County | $720/mo | $21.59/hr |
| 51111 | Woodbury County | $860/mo | $26.16/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Sioux City needs to pay at least $22.89 an hour before taxes, about $47,619 a year. That is the figure for Woodbury County, where the typical studio rent is $760 a month.
Yes. Across the 9 ZIP codes in Sioux City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $720 to $1,050 a month. At the middle rent of $810, the pay needed would be $24.53 an hour.
The minimum wage in Woodbury County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.2 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads