Sidney

Population: 849
Median household income: $84,073
Median home value: $187,000

Sidney is a community in Champaign County, Illinois, home to 849 residents. At $84,073, its median household income sits above Champaign County's $63,091.

From 2019 to 2023, Sidney's population declined 35.7% from 1,321 to 849, while its median home value rose 24.4% from $150,300 to $187,000.

The median gross rent is $1,140. 23.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 849
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $84,073
Median home value: $187,000
Median gross rent: $1,140
Housing units: 392
Homeownership rate: 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,321849

Median household income

$77,721$84,073

Median home value

$150,300$187,000

Median gross rent

$892$1,140

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,321	$77,721	$150,300	$892
2020	1,297	$76,250	$152,800	$909
2021	1,040	$74,943	$150,700	$932
2022	980	$82,868	$173,000	$1,131
2023	849	$84,073	$187,000	$1,140

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	6.6%
5 to 17	131	15.4%
18 to 24	51	6.0%
25 to 34	115	13.5%
35 to 44	107	12.6%
45 to 54	97	11.4%
55 to 64	118	13.9%
65 to 74	101	11.9%
75 and over	73	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	812	95.6%
Black or African American	6	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's41.7%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	4.6%
High school graduate	185	30.3%
Some college or associate's	255	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	84	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	59	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	369	89.3%
Carpooled	20	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51	12.9%
15 to 29 min	201	50.8%
30 to 44 min	119	30.1%
45 to 59 min	3	0.8%
60+ min	22	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 4.2% (35 of 840)

	Count	Share
Family households	234	66.3%
Nonfamily households	119	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	353	90.1%
Vacant	39	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	296	83.9%
Renter-occupied	57	16.1%

1-unit, detached92.1%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	361	92.1%
1-unit, attached	10	2.6%
2 to 4 units	21	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1769875
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0254, -88.0722