Potomac vs Sidell

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

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

Potomac has the higher population (612 vs 447 in Sidell). Sidell has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $52,404 in Potomac). Potomac has the higher median home value ($79,600 vs $73,600 in Sidell).

Population, income & housing

	Potomac	Sidell
Population	612	447
Median age	39.3 yrs	54.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,404	$61,250
Median home value	$79,600	$73,600
Median gross rent	$742	$900
Housing units	278	209
Homeownership rate	82.4%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Potomac	Sidell
Population	804 → 612 (-23.9%)	475 → 447 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$50,341 → $52,404 (+4.1%)	$54,375 → $61,250 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$76,400 → $79,600 (+4.2%)	$58,400 → $73,600 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $742 (+15.8%)	$629 → $900 (+43.1%)

Potomac

Population

804612

Median household income

$50,341$52,404

Median home value

$76,400$79,600

Median gross rent

$641$742

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)

	Potomac	Sidell
Under 5	8.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	23.9%	11.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	4.0%
25 to 34	9.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	6.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	9.2%	22.1%
65 to 74	11.3%	15.0%
75 and over	6.2%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Potomac	Sidell
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.9%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Potomac	Sidell
No high school diploma	8.9%	3.8%
High school graduate	46.7%	60.9%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Potomac	Sidell
Drove alone	87.3%	94.5%
Carpooled	7.1%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	1.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Potomac	Sidell
1-unit, detached	86.0%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Potomac	Sidell
Poverty rate	6.7%	11.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1959	1938