Sidney, NE (Nebraska) Houses and Residents

Back to: Sidney, Nebraska main profile, Nebraska, Nebraska smaller cities, Nebraska small towns, Nebraska forum, All US cities. Total population: 6,281 (Urban population: 6,065 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 216 (5 farm, 211 nonfarm)) Houses: 2,883 (2,605 occupied: 1,823 owner occupied, 782 renter occupied) % of renters here:   30% State:   33% Housing density: 467 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Sidney, Nebraska on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Sidney, NE  (14 replies) Moving to Sidney, NE  (5 replies) Sidney, NE  (23 replies) Looking into Sidney NE/Cabela's  (16 replies) Took a job in Sidney- Please tell me about it  (4 replies) At $4.00 a gallon you should enjoy the drive.  (8 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $41,100 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $382 Median gross rent in Sidney, NE in 2000: $387 Housing units in Sidney with a mortgage: 1,024 (45 second mortgage, 84 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 678 Household type by relationship Households: 6,161 In family households: 5,073 (1,382 male householders, 297 female householders) 1,341 spouses, 1,819 children (1,664 natural, 41 adopted, 114 stepchildren), 83 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 21 other relatives, 93 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,088 (389 male householders (324 living alone)), 547 female householders (486 living alone)), 152 nonrelatives In group quarters: 120 (all institutionalized) Size of family households: 785 2-persons, 324 3-persons, 334 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 810 1-person, 112 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 4 4-persons. 1,173 married couples with children. 376 single-parent households (83 men, 293 women). 95.7% of residents of Sidney speak English at home. 3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 16% speak English not well). 0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well). 0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 63% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 75 (1.2%) (50.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Sidney, NE: Less than $10,000: 20 $10,000 to $14,999: 17 $15,000 to $19,999: 11 $20,000 to $24,999: 82 $25,000 to $29,999: 45 $30,000 to $34,999: 66 $35,000 to $39,999: 77 $40,000 to $49,999: 313 $50,000 to $59,999: 222 $60,000 to $69,999: 188 $70,000 to $79,999: 158 $80,000 to $89,999: 108 $90,000 to $99,999: 94 $100,000 to $124,999: 113 $125,000 to $149,999: 85 $150,000 to $174,999: 21 $175,000 to $199,999: 35 $200,000 to $249,999: 12 $250,000 to $299,999: 11 $300,000 to $399,999: 24 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Sidney: Less than $100: 14 $100 to $149: 30 $150 to $199: 79 $200 to $249: 108 $250 to $299: 131 $300 to $349: 123 $350 to $399: 103 $400 to $449: 94 $450 to $499: 30 $500 to $549: 2 $550 to $599: 16 $600 to $649: 3 $650 to $699: 0 $700 to $749: 0 $750 to $799: 0 $800 to $899: 0 $900 to $999: 0 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 7 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 41

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.5%
Number of people working at home: 86 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 376 5 to 9 minutes: 1222 10 to 14 minutes: 725 15 to 19 minutes: 325 20 to 24 minutes: 199 25 to 29 minutes: 28 30 to 34 minutes: 94 35 to 39 minutes: 13 40 to 44 minutes: 0 45 to 59 minutes: 17 60 to 89 minutes: 13 90 or more minutes: 77

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,665 (84%) Carpooled: 346 (11%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 60 (2%) Other means: 12 (0%) Worked at home: 86 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 254 $10,000 to $14,999: 169 $15,000 to $19,999: 227 $20,000 to $24,999: 253 $25,000 to $29,999: 211 $30,000 to $34,999: 257 $35,000 to $39,999: 207 $40,000 to $44,999: 129 $45,000 to $49,999: 159 $50,000 to $59,999: 273 $60,000 to $74,999: 202 $75,000 to $99,999: 142 $100,000 to $124,999: 73 $125,000 to $149,999: 30 $150,000 to $199,999: 6 $200,000 or more: 23

First ancestries reported:

• German: 2032
• Other groups: 547
• English: 454
• Irish: 363
• United States or American: 331
• Swedish: 142
• Danish: 112
• Norwegian: 103
• Czech: 97
• French (except Basque): 90
• Italian: 79
• Dutch: 79
• Scotch-Irish: 67
• Scottish: 54
• Polish: 49
• Scandinavian: 35
• Belgian: 26
• French Canadian: 21
• Russian: 20
• European: 18
• Northern European: 18
• Czechoslovakian: 14
• British: 11
• Arab:: 10
• Greek: 9
• Syrian: 7
• Welsh: 7
• Serbian: 6
• Pennsylvania German: 5
• Hungarian: 4
• Palestinian: 3

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3964
• Northeast: 128
• Midwest: 790
• South: 304
• West: 1015

58% of Sidney residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Nebraska.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 7
• Nursery to 4th grade: 9
• 5th and 6th grade: 24
• 7th and 8th grade: 95
• 9th grade: 10
• 10th grade: 39
• 11th grade: 30
• 12th grade, no diploma: 66
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 649
• Less than 1 year of college: 213
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 208
• Associate degree: 149
• Bachelor's degree: 312
• Master's degree: 48
• Professional school degree: 53
• Doctorate degree: 0

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 23
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 8
• 7th and 8th grade: 87
• 9th grade: 27
• 10th grade: 54
• 11th grade: 54
• 12th grade, no diploma: 49
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 843
• Less than 1 year of college: 254
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 404
• Associate degree: 164
• Bachelor's degree: 232
• Master's degree: 37
• Professional school degree: 7
• Doctorate degree: 4

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 23.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $34,287
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,250
• Asian householders: $58,750
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $14,107
• Some other race householders: $24,750
• Two or more races householders: $53,750
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $28,750

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $61,000
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $45,000
• Some other race householders: $39,600
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $40,800

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,068
• One, attached: 67
• Two: 178
• 3 or 4: 176
• 5 to 9: 61
• 10 to 19: 32
• 20 to 49: 149
• 50 or more: 49
• Mobile homes: 103

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,400

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Nebraska:	20.0%

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