Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sidney spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.55 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Sidney doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Sidney are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.62% of adults in Sidney having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sidney in 2022 was $29,024, which is low income relative to Nebraska, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,096 for a family of four. However, Sidney contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sidney is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sidney home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sidney residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sidney also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sidney include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Sidney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
