Gurley vs Sidney

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

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

Sidney has the higher population (6,396 vs 253 in Gurley). Gurley has the higher median household income ($59,313 vs $51,704 in Sidney). Sidney has the higher median home value ($137,300 vs $75,400 in Gurley).

Population, income & housing

	Gurley	Sidney
Population	253	6,396
Median age	48.9 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,313	$51,704
Median home value	$75,400	$137,300
Median gross rent	$638	$914
Housing units	143	3,180
Homeownership rate	89.3%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gurley	Sidney
Population	211 → 253 (+19.9%)	6,572 → 6,396 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $59,313 (+10.3%)	$55,346 → $51,704 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$67,200 → $75,400 (+12.2%)	$111,000 → $137,300 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $638 (-20.3%)	$782 → $914 (+16.9%)

Gurley

Population

211253

Median household income

$53,750$59,313

Median home value

$67,200$75,400

Median gross rent

$800$638

Sidney

Population

6,5726,396

Median household income

$55,346$51,704

Median home value

$111,000$137,300

Median gross rent

$782$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gurley	Sidney
Under 5	3.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	25.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	4.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	7.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.6%
55 to 64	21.3%	13.9%
65 to 74	14.6%	11.3%
75 and over	8.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gurley	Sidney
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.8%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gurley	Sidney
No high school diploma	5.3%	7.9%
High school graduate	32.0%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	49.7%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gurley	Sidney
Drove alone	80.9%	77.1%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.4%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gurley	Sidney
1-unit, detached	62.2%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	33.6%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Gurley	Sidney
Poverty rate	9.3%	12.1%
Average household size	2.09	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	26	12
Median year structure built	1959	1959