Crane vs Sidney

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

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

Sidney has the higher population (6,235 vs 185 in Crane). Crane has the higher median household income ($76,007 vs $62,992 in Sidney). Since 2019, Crane's population has grown faster (-0.5% vs -2.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Crane	Sidney
Population	185	6,235
Median age	16.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,007	$62,992
Median home value	—	$249,100
Median gross rent	—	$890
Housing units	65	3,260
Homeownership rate	100.0%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.6%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crane	Sidney
Population	186 → 185 (-0.5%)	6,416 → 6,235 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$104,018 → $76,007 (-26.9%)	$59,125 → $62,992 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$366,700 → $196,300 (-46.5%)	$233,800 → $249,100 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$840 → $890 (+6.0%)

Crane

Population

186185

Median household income

$104,018$76,007

Median home value

$366,700$196,300

Sidney

Population

6,4166,235

Median household income

$59,125$62,992

Median home value

$233,800$249,100

Median gross rent

$840$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crane	Sidney
Under 5	9.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	41.6%	19.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	8.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	5.4%	14.7%
45 to 54	19.5%	11.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	15.1%	10.7%
75 and over	0.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crane	Sidney
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crane	Sidney
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.0%
High school graduate	11.1%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	45.6%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crane	Sidney
Drove alone	100.0%	86.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crane	Sidney
1-unit, detached	90.8%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Crane	Sidney
Poverty rate	9.7%	8.6%
Average household size	2.85	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1988	1980