Ocheyedan vs Sibley

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

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

Sibley has the higher population (2,821 vs 486 in Ocheyedan). Ocheyedan has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $54,767 in Sibley). Sibley has the higher median home value ($119,800 vs $105,400 in Ocheyedan).

Population, income & housing

	Ocheyedan	Sibley
Population	486	2,821
Median age	40.8 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,875	$54,767
Median home value	$105,400	$119,800
Median gross rent	—	$770
Housing units	256	1,207
Homeownership rate	83.6%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ocheyedan	Sibley
Population	514 → 486 (-5.4%)	2,611 → 2,821 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $71,875 (+33.7%)	$57,708 → $54,767 (-5.1%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $105,400 (+43.8%)	$78,100 → $119,800 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $420 (-18.1%)	$654 → $770 (+17.7%)

Ocheyedan

Population

514486

Median household income

$53,750$71,875

Median home value

$73,300$105,400

Median gross rent

$513$420

Sibley

Population

2,6112,821

Median household income

$57,708$54,767

Median home value

$78,100$119,800

Median gross rent

$654$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ocheyedan	Sibley
Under 5	5.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.4%	12.6%
35 to 44	8.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	15.6%	9.0%
55 to 64	16.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	5.3%	11.6%
75 and over	10.7%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ocheyedan	Sibley
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	81.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.8%
Asian	2.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ocheyedan	Sibley
No high school diploma	10.2%	12.9%
High school graduate	43.0%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ocheyedan	Sibley
Drove alone	80.1%	77.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.8%	1.2%
Worked from home	3.1%	3.9%
Other means	1.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ocheyedan	Sibley
1-unit, detached	87.1%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	7.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ocheyedan	Sibley
Poverty rate	10.9%	23.7%
Average household size	2.27	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1945	1958