Sidney, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

20,501

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.7

0.993% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.2%

6.03% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$60,668

1.86% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Sidney, OH is home to a population of 20.5k people, from which 98.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.24% of Sidney, OH residents were born outside of the country (459 people).

In 2024, there were 16.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.6k people) in Sidney, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.08k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.01k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Sidney, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sidney, OH was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sidney, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.6k ± 438
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.08k ± 201
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.01k ± 180

2.24%

Hispanic Population

460 people

2.24% of the people in Sidney, OH are hispanic (460 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sidney, OH 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 Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

2.24%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

459 people

2.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

517 people

As of 2024, 2.24% of Sidney, OH residents (459 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 Sidney, OH was 2.53%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
389 ± 158
Gulf War (2001-)
297 ± 213
Gulf War (1990s)
212 ± 106

Sidney, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sidney, OH.

Economy

The economy of Sidney, OH employs 9.98k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sidney, OH were Manufacturing (3,959 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,172 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (785 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,116), Finance & Insurance ($63,844), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,969).

Employment

Occupations

9.98k

2024 Value

± 811

2.3%

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sidney, OH grew at a rate of 2.3%, from 9.76k employees to 9.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sidney, OH, are Production Occupations (2,288 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,152 people), and Management Occupations (823 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sidney, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (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

9.98k

2024 Value

± 811

2.3%

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sidney, OH grew at a rate of 2.3%, from 9.76k employees to 9.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sidney, OH, are Manufacturing (3,959 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,172 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (785 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sidney, OH, though some of these residents may live in Sidney, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,752

Median earning men ± $2,767

$31,637

Median earning women ± $2,622

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($102,308), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,830), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,855).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,611), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,250), and Construction ($60,658).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sidney, OH was $169,900 in 2024, which is 0.511 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $159,300 to $169,900, a 6.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Sidney, OH is 62%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sidney, OH have an average commute time of 17.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sidney, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$169,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,481

$5,520

Median Property Taxes

±$576

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 Sidney, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

62%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62% of the housing units in Sidney, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sidney, OH 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.

$60,668

Median Household Income

± $5,893

8.9k

Number of Households

± 763

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.9k households in Sidney, OH grew to $60,668 from the previous year's value of $59,560.

The following chart displays the households in Sidney, OH 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 Sidney, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78%)
Carpooled (14.8%)
Worked At Home (4.15%)

In 2024, 78% of workers in Sidney, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.8%) and those who worked at home (4.15%).

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

17.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sidney, OH have a shorter commute time (17.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.31% of the workforce in Sidney, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sidney, OH (2.88k out of 20.3k 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sidney, OH is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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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