Rankin vs Sidell

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

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

Rankin has the higher population (560 vs 447 in Sidell). Sidell has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $47,125 in Rankin). Sidell has the higher median home value ($73,600 vs $57,700 in Rankin).

Population, income & housing

	Rankin	Sidell
Population	560	447
Median age	32.7 yrs	54.7 yrs
Median household income	$47,125	$61,250
Median home value	$57,700	$73,600
Median gross rent	$718	$900
Housing units	265	209
Homeownership rate	68.0%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	23.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rankin	Sidell
Population	543 → 560 (+3.1%)	475 → 447 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $47,125 (-4.6%)	$54,375 → $61,250 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$51,700 → $57,700 (+11.6%)	$58,400 → $73,600 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $718 (+9.1%)	$629 → $900 (+43.1%)

Rankin

Population

543560

Median household income

$49,375$47,125

Median home value

$51,700$57,700

Median gross rent

$658$718

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)

	Rankin	Sidell
Under 5	1.6%	8.3%
5 to 17	24.8%	11.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	4.0%
25 to 34	22.3%	11.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	6.7%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.9%	22.1%
65 to 74	4.6%	15.0%
75 and over	3.2%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rankin	Sidell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	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	1.3%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rankin	Sidell
No high school diploma	18.2%	3.8%
High school graduate	42.6%	60.9%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rankin	Sidell
Drove alone	75.5%	94.5%
Carpooled	14.5%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	1.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rankin	Sidell
1-unit, detached	84.2%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Rankin	Sidell
Poverty rate	39.0%	11.4%
Average household size	2.76	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1938	1938