Botkins vs Sidney

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

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

Sidney has the higher population (20,457 vs 1,018 in Botkins). Botkins has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $59,560 in Sidney). Botkins has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $159,300 in Sidney).

Population, income & housing

	Botkins	Sidney
Population	1,018	20,457
Median age	37.8 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$59,560
Median home value	$187,500	$159,300
Median gross rent	$838	$842
Housing units	451	9,224
Homeownership rate	78.3%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Botkins	Sidney
Population	1,124 → 1,018 (-9.4%)	20,590 → 20,457 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$55,500 → $78,750 (+41.9%)	$53,505 → $59,560 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $187,500 (+54.8%)	$111,100 → $159,300 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $838 (+22.3%)	$697 → $842 (+20.8%)

Botkins

Population

1,1241,018

Median household income

$55,500$78,750

Median home value

$121,100$187,500

Median gross rent

$685$838

Sidney

Population

20,59020,457

Median household income

$53,505$59,560

Median home value

$111,100$159,300

Median gross rent

$697$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Botkins	Sidney
Under 5	8.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.5%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	16.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.3%
75 and over	8.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Botkins	Sidney
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Botkins	Sidney
No high school diploma	4.0%	11.9%
High school graduate	52.3%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Botkins	Sidney
Drove alone	85.4%	78.7%
Carpooled	10.0%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	3.8%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Botkins	Sidney
1-unit, detached	88.0%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Botkins	Sidney
Poverty rate	3.4%	13.4%
Average household size	2.45	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1958	1971