Fithian vs Sidell

A side-by-side comparison of Fithian and Sidell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fithian has the higher population (546 vs 447 in Sidell). Fithian has the higher median household income ($77,292 vs $61,250 in Sidell). Fithian has the higher median home value ($114,000 vs $73,600 in Sidell).

Population, income & housing

	Fithian	Sidell
Population	546	447
Median age	47.2 yrs	54.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,292	$61,250
Median home value	$114,000	$73,600
Median gross rent	$1,031	$900
Housing units	218	209
Homeownership rate	85.1%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fithian	Sidell
Population	431 → 546 (+26.7%)	475 → 447 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$53,438 → $77,292 (+44.6%)	$54,375 → $61,250 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$88,400 → $114,000 (+29.0%)	$58,400 → $73,600 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,031 (+52.7%)	$629 → $900 (+43.1%)

Fithian

Population

431546

Median household income

$53,438$77,292

Median home value

$88,400$114,000

Median gross rent

$675$1,031

Sidell

Population

475447

Median household income

$54,375$61,250

Median home value

$58,400$73,600

Median gross rent

$629$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fithian	Sidell
Under 5	2.2%	8.3%
5 to 17	19.4%	11.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	7.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	6.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	19.8%	22.1%
65 to 74	15.2%	15.0%
75 and over	7.0%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fithian	Sidell
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	97.8%
Black or African American	3.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fithian	Sidell
No high school diploma	3.8%	3.8%
High school graduate	45.6%	60.9%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fithian	Sidell
Drove alone	96.2%	94.5%
Carpooled	0.4%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fithian	Sidell
1-unit, detached	93.6%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Fithian	Sidell
Poverty rate	10.7%	11.4%
Average household size	2.54	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1957	1938