Sidney

Population: 20,457
Median household income: $59,560
Median home value: $159,300

Located in Shelby County, Ohio, Sidney is a community with a population of 20,457. At $59,560, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $72,822.

From 2019 to 2023, Sidney's population held roughly steady from 20,590 to 20,457, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $111,100 to $159,300.

The median gross rent is $842. 17.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,457
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $59,560
Median home value: $159,300
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 9,224
Homeownership rate: 63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,59020,457

Median household income

$53,505$59,560

Median home value

$111,100$159,300

Median gross rent

$697$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,590	$53,505	$111,100	$697
2020	20,698	$57,313	$117,100	$724
2021	20,559	$56,341	$124,500	$744
2022	20,350	$63,851	$146,000	$815
2023	20,457	$59,560	$159,300	$842

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,337	6.5%
5 to 17	3,570	17.5%
18 to 24	1,815	8.9%
25 to 34	2,323	11.4%
35 to 44	2,179	10.7%
45 to 54	2,584	12.6%
55 to 64	2,927	14.3%
65 to 74	2,103	10.3%
75 and over	1,619	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,642	86.2%
Black or African American	926	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	215	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,097	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	563	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,641	11.9%
High school graduate	5,539	40.3%
Some college or associate's	4,186	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,534	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	835	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,403	78.7%
Carpooled	1,364	14.5%
Public transit	38	0.4%
Walked	85	0.9%
Bicycle	121	1.3%
Worked from home	348	3.7%
Other means	43	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,852	53.6%
15 to 29 min	2,723	30.1%
30 to 44 min	839	9.3%
45 to 59 min	329	3.6%
60+ min	311	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 13.4% (2,706 of 20,241)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,239	60.6%
Nonfamily households	3,406	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,645	93.7%
Vacant	579	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,466	63.2%
Renter-occupied	3,179	36.8%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units15.3%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,951	64.5%
1-unit, attached	550	6.0%
2 to 4 units	1,414	15.3%
5 to 19 units	747	8.1%
20 or more units	182	2.0%
Mobile home & other	380	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3972424
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 40.2895, -84.1667