Sidney

Population: 3,865
Median household income: $49,226
Median home value: $116,100

Located in Delaware County, New York, Sidney is a community with a population of 3,865. The median household income of $49,226 is below the Delaware County median ($60,226).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sidney's population held roughly steady from 3,854 to 3,865, while its median home value rose 41.8% from $81,900 to $116,100.

61.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1948.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,865
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $49,226
Median home value: $116,100
Median gross rent: $815
Housing units: 1,950
Homeownership rate: 46.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8543,865

Median household income

$40,341$49,226

Median home value

$81,900$116,100

Median gross rent

$618$815

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,854	$40,341	$81,900	$618
2020	3,668	$44,904	$82,100	$638
2021	3,744	$43,516	$82,000	$641
2022	3,750	$56,667	$98,200	$672
2023	3,865	$49,226	$116,100	$815

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

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 444.6%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	413	10.7%
5 to 17	538	13.9%
18 to 24	552	14.3%
25 to 34	506	13.1%
35 to 44	179	4.6%
45 to 54	599	15.5%
55 to 64	451	11.7%
65 to 74	326	8.4%
75 and over	301	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,290	85.1%
Black or African American	81	2.1%
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	156	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	338	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	226	9.6%
High school graduate	833	35.3%
Some college or associate's	691	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	348	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	264	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means7.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,033	67.9%
Carpooled	228	15.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	116	7.6%
Other means	116	7.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	545	38.8%
15 to 29 min	350	24.9%
30 to 44 min	387	27.5%
45 to 59 min	123	8.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 22.6% (869 of 3,850)

	Count	Share
Family households	796	50.8%
Nonfamily households	770	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,566	80.3%
Vacant	384	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	729	46.6%
Renter-occupied	837	53.4%

1-unit, detached61.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units16.7%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,207	61.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	326	16.7%
5 to 19 units	320	16.4%
20 or more units	97	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3667334
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 42.3083, -75.3978