Kempton vs Sibley

A side-by-side comparison of Kempton and Sibley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kempton has the higher population (221 vs 218 in Sibley). Kempton has the higher median household income ($71,786 vs $54,583 in Sibley). Sibley has the higher median home value ($85,000 vs $56,700 in Kempton).

Population, income & housing

	Kempton	Sibley
Population	221	218
Median age	38.0 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,786	$54,583
Median home value	$56,700	$85,000
Median gross rent	$938	$1,208
Housing units	112	127
Homeownership rate	88.5%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	17.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kempton	Sibley
Population	220 → 221 (+0.5%)	285 → 218 (-23.5%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $71,786 (+37.8%)	$42,188 → $54,583 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$50,800 → $56,700 (+11.6%)	$67,000 → $85,000 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $938 (-10.5%)	$638 → $1,208 (+89.3%)

Kempton

Population

220221

Median household income

$52,083$71,786

Median home value

$50,800$56,700

Median gross rent

$1,048$938

Sibley

Population

285218

Median household income

$42,188$54,583

Median home value

$67,000$85,000

Median gross rent

$638$1,208

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kempton	Sibley
Under 5	5.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.8%	19.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	5.4%	3.2%
35 to 44	33.5%	16.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	7.8%
55 to 64	11.8%	17.0%
65 to 74	5.9%	15.6%
75 and over	3.6%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kempton	Sibley
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	83.5%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kempton	Sibley
No high school diploma	2.6%	3.2%
High school graduate	31.4%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	48.4%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kempton	Sibley
Drove alone	83.7%	64.2%
Carpooled	7.1%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	21.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kempton	Sibley
1-unit, detached	92.0%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	Kempton	Sibley
Poverty rate	13.1%	8.3%
Average household size	2.30	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	38	22
Median year structure built	1938	1957