Sidney is a somewhat small city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 6,440 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sidney is the 29th largest community in Nebraska.
A relatively large number of people in Sidney telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.40% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Sidney is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.96 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Sidney doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Sidney is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.26% of adults 25 and older in Sidney have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sidney in 2022 was $30,679, 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 $122,716 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 10.46% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sidney include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Czech.
The most common language spoken in Sidney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.