Gifford vs Sidney

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

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

Sidney has the higher population (849 vs 816 in Gifford). Sidney has the higher median household income ($84,073 vs $76,875 in Gifford). Sidney has the higher median home value ($187,000 vs $170,500 in Gifford).

Population, income & housing

	Gifford	Sidney
Population	816	849
Median age	52.6 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	$84,073
Median home value	$170,500	$187,000
Median gross rent	$742	$1,140
Housing units	366	392
Homeownership rate	93.1%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gifford	Sidney
Population	945 → 816 (-13.7%)	1,321 → 849 (-35.7%)
Median household income	$71,413 → $76,875 (+7.6%)	$77,721 → $84,073 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$152,500 → $170,500 (+11.8%)	$150,300 → $187,000 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $742 (+17.2%)	$892 → $1,140 (+27.8%)

Gifford

Population

945816

Median household income

$71,413$76,875

Median home value

$152,500$170,500

Median gross rent

$633$742

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)

	Gifford	Sidney
Under 5	6.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.4%	15.4%
18 to 24	3.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	8.8%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	15.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	11.9%
75 and over	18.8%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gifford	Sidney
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gifford	Sidney
No high school diploma	3.1%	4.6%
High school graduate	40.8%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gifford	Sidney
Drove alone	78.6%	89.3%
Carpooled	12.6%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	4.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gifford	Sidney
1-unit, detached	84.7%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gifford	Sidney
Poverty rate	4.4%	4.2%
Average household size	2.12	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1981	1964