CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sidell

Illinois · 582 residents · 0.93 sq mi

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Sidell is home to 582 people in Illinois. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. The median age is 39.6, about 7 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $25,500. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 35%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

582

−7%vs 2000

vs 626 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.6

+9%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024440

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(44)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(28)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(38)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(69)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(91)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(67)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(57)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.7%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(40)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,938

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,923 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,613

−30%vs 2000

vs $15,061 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,500

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$318

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $469 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.7%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

12.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99%(620)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(582)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.2%(1)

Ancestry

German14.3%(63)

English12.5%(55)

American9.1%(40)

Irish8%(35)

French1.4%(6)

Dutch1.1%(5)

Polish1.1%(5)

British0.7%(3)

Norwegian0.7%(3)

Scottish0.7%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.2%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.9%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.3 min

+58%vs 2000

vs 17.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24%(40)

Married63.5%(106)

Widowed4.8%(8)

Divorced7.8%(13)

Women 15+

Never married23.5%(46)

Married59.2%(116)

Widowed10.2%(20)

Divorced7.1%(14)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.3%

+3.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.1%

−13.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.3%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.2%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.3%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 66.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.5%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.1%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.5%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 23 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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