Fisher vs Sidney

A side-by-side comparison of Fisher and Sidney: population, income, housing, and more.

Fisher and Sidney are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fisher has the higher population (1,600 vs 849 in Sidney). Fisher has the higher median household income ($92,697 vs $84,073 in Sidney). Sidney has the higher median home value ($187,000 vs $177,300 in Fisher).

Population, income & housing

	Fisher	Sidney
Population	1,600	849
Median age	33.8 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$92,697	$84,073
Median home value	$177,300	$187,000
Median gross rent	$894	$1,140
Housing units	636	392
Homeownership rate	87.7%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fisher	Sidney
Population	2,097 → 1,600 (-23.7%)	1,321 → 849 (-35.7%)
Median household income	$62,214 → $92,697 (+49.0%)	$77,721 → $84,073 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $177,300 (+33.5%)	$150,300 → $187,000 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $894 (+21.6%)	$892 → $1,140 (+27.8%)

Fisher

Population

2,0971,600

Median household income

$62,214$92,697

Median home value

$132,800$177,300

Median gross rent

$735$894

Sidney

Population

1,321849

Median household income

$77,721$84,073

Median home value

$150,300$187,000

Median gross rent

$892$1,140

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fisher	Sidney
Under 5	12.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	4.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	20.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.9%
75 and over	3.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fisher	Sidney
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fisher	Sidney
No high school diploma	1.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	36.1%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fisher	Sidney
Drove alone	81.9%	89.3%
Carpooled	10.8%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	4.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fisher	Sidney
1-unit, detached	81.6%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fisher	Sidney
Poverty rate	1.7%	4.2%
Average household size	2.69	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1974	1964