Sibley, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,803

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.1

4.87% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.5%

0.859% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$55,070

0.553% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$122,000

Population & Diversity

Sibley, IA is home to a population of 2.8k people, from which 93% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.78% of Sibley, IA residents were born outside of the country (218 people).

In 2024, there were 7.23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.2k people) in Sibley, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 305 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 102 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93%

2024 Citizenship

94.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93% of Sibley, IA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sibley, IA was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sibley, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sibley, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.2k ± 103
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
305 ± 146
Other (Hispanic)
102 ± 95

16.8%

Hispanic Population

472 people

16.8% of the people in Sibley, IA are hispanic (472 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sibley, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

7.78%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

218 people

6.31%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

178 people

As of 2024, 7.78% of Sibley, IA residents (218 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sibley, IA was 6.31%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sibley, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
64 ± 40
Korea
21 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 17

Sibley, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sibley, IA.

Economy

The economy of Sibley, IA employs 1.29k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sibley, IA were Manufacturing (199 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (195 people), and Construction (150 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($63,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,792), and Finance & Insurance ($58,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.29k

2024 Value

± 182

5.4%

1 Year growth

± 18.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sibley, IA grew at a rate of 5.4%, from 1.22k employees to 1.29k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sibley, IA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (162 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (139 people), and Production Occupations (107 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sibley, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.29k

2024 Value

± 182

5.4%

1 Year growth

± 18.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sibley, IA grew at a rate of 5.4%, from 1.22k employees to 1.29k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sibley, IA, are Manufacturing (199 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (195 people), and Construction (150 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sibley, IA, though some of these residents may live in Sibley, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,739

Median earning men ± $10,223

$39,290

Median earning women ± $4,389

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,063), Public Administration ($71,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,114).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($52,292), Manufacturing ($51,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,321).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sibley, IA was $122,000 in 2024, which is 0.367 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $119,800 to $122,000, a 1.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Sibley, IA is 72.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sibley, IA have an average commute time of 14.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sibley, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$122,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,489

$815

Median Property Taxes

±$135

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sibley, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sibley, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.8%

Homeownership

2024

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.8% of the housing units in Sibley, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sibley, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,070

Median Household Income

± $5,148

1.12k

Number of Households

± 162

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.12k households in Sibley, IA grew to $55,070 from the previous year's value of $54,767.

The following chart displays the households in Sibley, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sibley, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83%)
Carpooled (11.2%)
Worked At Home (3.76%)

In 2024, 83% of workers in Sibley, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.2%) and those who worked at home (3.76%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sibley, IA have a shorter commute time (14.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.976% of the workforce in Sibley, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sibley, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sibley, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sibley, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sibley, IA (634 out of 2.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sibley, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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