Sibley

Population: 218
Median household income: $54,583
Median home value: $85,000

Sibley, a community in Ford County, Illinois, has 218 residents. The median household income of $54,583 is below the Ford County median ($60,782).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sibley's population declined 23.5% from 285 to 218, while its median home value rose 26.9% from $67,000 to $85,000.

The median resident is 46.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 218
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,583
Median home value: $85,000
Median gross rent: $1,208
Housing units: 127
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

285218

Median household income

$42,188$54,583

Median home value

$67,000$85,000

Median gross rent

$638$1,208

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	285	$42,188	$67,000	$638
2020	223	$49,375	$65,700	$680
2021	176	$56,667	$72,500	$675
2022	222	$50,000	$69,500	$1,146
2023	218	$54,583	$85,000	$1,208

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 343.2%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	4.1%
5 to 17	43	19.7%
18 to 24	12	5.5%
25 to 34	7	3.2%
35 to 44	36	16.5%
45 to 54	17	7.8%
55 to 64	37	17.0%
65 to 74	34	15.6%
75 and over	23	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	182	83.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate50.0%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree5.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	3.2%
High school graduate	77	50.0%
Some college or associate's	60	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	8	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone64.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.0%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	52	64.2%
Carpooled	8	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	21.0%
Other means	2	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	39.1%
15 to 29 min	20	31.3%
30 to 44 min	6	9.4%
45 to 59 min	8	12.5%
60+ min	5	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 8.3% (18 of 217)

	Count	Share
Family households	61	60.4%
Nonfamily households	40	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	101	79.5%
Vacant	26	20.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	74	73.3%
Renter-occupied	27	26.7%

1-unit, detached89.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	114	89.8%
1-unit, attached	1	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	9.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1769810
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.5876, -88.3782