Sidney vs Thurman

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

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

Sidney has the higher population (935 vs 197 in Thurman). Thurman has the higher median household income ($88,500 vs $80,200 in Sidney). Sidney has the higher median home value ($121,200 vs $103,100 in Thurman).

Population, income & housing

	Sidney	Thurman
Population	935	197
Median age	47.1 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$80,200	$88,500
Median home value	$121,200	$103,100
Median gross rent	$636	$1,322
Housing units	426	60
Homeownership rate	77.4%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sidney	Thurman
Population	1,067 → 935 (-12.4%)	137 → 197 (+43.8%)
Median household income	$51,083 → $80,200 (+57.0%)	$51,250 → $88,500 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$102,200 → $121,200 (+18.6%)	$80,000 → $103,100 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$580 → $636 (+9.7%)	$733 → $1,322 (+80.4%)

Sidney

Population

1,067935

Median household income

$51,083$80,200

Median home value

$102,200$121,200

Median gross rent

$580$636

Thurman

Population

137197

Median household income

$51,250$88,500

Median home value

$80,000$103,100

Median gross rent

$733$1,322

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sidney	Thurman
Under 5	6.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	29.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	3.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	7.1%
35 to 44	8.3%	4.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	23.4%
55 to 64	15.2%	19.3%
65 to 74	14.5%	5.6%
75 and over	11.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sidney	Thurman
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sidney	Thurman
No high school diploma	6.9%	8.7%
High school graduate	41.1%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sidney	Thurman
Drove alone	86.3%	83.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	6.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sidney	Thurman
1-unit, detached	83.3%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Sidney	Thurman
Poverty rate	10.6%	6.6%
Average household size	2.35	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1966	1970