Ogden vs Sidney

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

Ogden 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 785 in Ogden). Ogden has the higher median household income ($84,688 vs $84,073 in Sidney). Sidney has the higher median home value ($187,000 vs $148,700 in Ogden).

Population, income & housing

	Ogden	Sidney
Population	785	849
Median age	38.4 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$84,688	$84,073
Median home value	$148,700	$187,000
Median gross rent	$1,114	$1,140
Housing units	300	392
Homeownership rate	91.8%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ogden	Sidney
Population	809 → 785 (-3.0%)	1,321 → 849 (-35.7%)
Median household income	$66,154 → $84,688 (+28.0%)	$77,721 → $84,073 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$125,600 → $148,700 (+18.4%)	$150,300 → $187,000 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,114 (+15.0%)	$892 → $1,140 (+27.8%)

Ogden

Population

809785

Median household income

$66,154$84,688

Median home value

$125,600$148,700

Median gross rent

$969$1,114

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)

	Ogden	Sidney
Under 5	5.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	11.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	13.2%	11.9%
75 and over	6.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ogden	Sidney
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	5.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ogden	Sidney
No high school diploma	1.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	36.8%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ogden	Sidney
Drove alone	84.4%	89.3%
Carpooled	10.6%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ogden	Sidney
1-unit, detached	94.3%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ogden	Sidney
Poverty rate	8.3%	4.2%
Average household size	2.68	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1974	1964