Overview
20,559
Total Population
39.0
Median age
51.54%
Female population %
94:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
54.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
591
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Sidney's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Sidney is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Sidney's population under 18 was 23.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Sidney's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Sidney, 19.13% were under the age of 15, 20.58% aged 15 to 29, 43.96% aged 30 to 64, 15.31% aged 65 to 84, and 1.02% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 635 more females than males in Sidney:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.54% females and 48.46% males in Sidney, OH.
- The Sidney, OH gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 861.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 917.
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Race / Ethnicity
Sidney's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Sidney population: 89.38% are White, 4.29% are Black or African American, 0.30% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.26% are Asian, 0.18% are some other race and 4.59% are multiracial.
- Sidney's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 591 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,968 (97.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Sidney is White with a population of 18,376 (89.38% of the total population).
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Year by year
Sidney's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 21,158 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Sidney's population increased by 714 (3.49%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Sidney's population decreased by 612 (2.89%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sidney's population was lowest in year 2009 at 20,083.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)