Sidney vs Thomasboro

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

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

Thomasboro has the higher population (966 vs 849 in Sidney). Sidney has the higher median household income ($84,073 vs $65,000 in Thomasboro). Sidney has the higher median home value ($187,000 vs $109,400 in Thomasboro).

Population, income & housing

	Sidney	Thomasboro
Population	849	966
Median age	41.1 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$84,073	$65,000
Median home value	$187,000	$109,400
Median gross rent	$1,140	$790
Housing units	392	491
Homeownership rate	83.9%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sidney	Thomasboro
Population	1,321 → 849 (-35.7%)	997 → 966 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$77,721 → $84,073 (+8.2%)	$48,304 → $65,000 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$150,300 → $187,000 (+24.4%)	$88,600 → $109,400 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$892 → $1,140 (+27.8%)	$718 → $790 (+10.0%)

Sidney

Population

1,321849

Median household income

$77,721$84,073

Median home value

$150,300$187,000

Median gross rent

$892$1,140

Thomasboro

Population

997966

Median household income

$48,304$65,000

Median home value

$88,600$109,400

Median gross rent

$718$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sidney	Thomasboro
Under 5	6.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.4%	12.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	13.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	22.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.9%
75 and over	8.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sidney	Thomasboro
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sidney	Thomasboro
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.6%
High school graduate	30.3%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sidney	Thomasboro
Drove alone	89.3%	84.5%
Carpooled	4.8%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sidney	Thomasboro
1-unit, detached	92.1%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Sidney	Thomasboro
Poverty rate	4.2%	11.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1964	1977