Potter vs Sidney

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

Potter 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 285 in Potter). Potter has the higher median household income ($62,083 vs $51,704 in Sidney). Sidney has the higher median home value ($137,300 vs $105,100 in Potter).

Population, income & housing

	Potter	Sidney
Population	285	6,396
Median age	48.9 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,083	$51,704
Median home value	$105,100	$137,300
Median gross rent	$1,025	$914
Housing units	153	3,180
Homeownership rate	85.5%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Potter	Sidney
Population	328 → 285 (-13.1%)	6,572 → 6,396 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$50,833 → $62,083 (+22.1%)	$55,346 → $51,704 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$80,800 → $105,100 (+30.1%)	$111,000 → $137,300 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $1,025 (+28.1%)	$782 → $914 (+16.9%)

Potter

Population

328285

Median household income

$50,833$62,083

Median home value

$80,800$105,100

Median gross rent

$800$1,025

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)

	Potter	Sidney
Under 5	1.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	1.4%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	22.8%	9.6%
55 to 64	22.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	11.3%
75 and over	4.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Potter	Sidney
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Potter	Sidney
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.9%
High school graduate	31.2%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Potter	Sidney
Drove alone	70.6%	77.1%
Carpooled	14.7%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.1%	8.4%
Other means	4.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Potter	Sidney
1-unit, detached	90.8%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Potter	Sidney
Poverty rate	9.8%	12.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	20	12
Median year structure built	1956	1959