Sidney.
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Nebraska·Cheyenne County
2 tracts·3K people·$139K median·383/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sidney is $139,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Sidney has 6,419 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.9; the population is 84.0% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian, 1.8% Multiracial, 1.1% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.2% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (62%) and SOUTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (61%) lead the elementary schools; SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (65%) and WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (58%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $819/month, 48% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Sidney is $54,734 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Sidney, median rent is $819/month and the median home value is $139,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Sidney reported 3.6 violent crimes and 15.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 39 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 20 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sidney are ice storm (100), lightning (99) and hail (97), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sidney, 7.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).