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Sidney, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Sidney is a Census city of 955 people across 1.37 square miles of land, in Fremont County. Median household income is $80,714, 78.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $260,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sidney
What Sidney is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.37 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land697
- County holding the largest share of its areaFremont County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sidney
How many people live in Sidney
- Population955
- Median age44.6 plus or minus 14.6
- Population under 18181 plus or minus 46
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over253 plus or minus 62
- Share 65 and over26.5 percent
- Households398
- Family households228 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families57.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sidney
Income and work in Sidney
- Median household income$80,714
- Per capita income$36,799
- Civilian labor force473 plus or minus 95
- Employed469 plus or minus 96
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over685
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.4 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sidney
Housing in Sidney
- Housing units483
- Occupied units398
- Vacant units85 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate17.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Owner occupied312
- Renter occupied86 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate78.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$125,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$750 plus or minus $163
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Single family units421
- Share single family87.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more45 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more9.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sidney
How Sidney gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute446 plus or minus 94
- Commuting under 15 minutes204 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more130 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Drove alone83.3 percent
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Worked from home4.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sidney
SBA loans in Sidney (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$260,000
- Average approval$130,000
- Median approval$130,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval4.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term151 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sidney, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sidney
Flood risk in Sidney
- NFIP communityCity of Sidney
- NFIP community number190657
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/25/22(M)
The City of Sidney participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190657 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Fremont County, not Sidney
Fremont County context, not Sidney figures
- Establishments in Fremont County190
- Covered employment, Fremont County2,197
- Average annual pay, Fremont County$48,228
- Housing units permitted, Fremont County5
Every figure in this section is published for Fremont County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sidney.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sidney questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sidney, Iowa?
955, in 398 households. Sidney city covers 1.37 square miles of land, which is 697 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sidney in?
Fremont County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sidney?
$80,714. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,300. Median gross rent is $750 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sidney businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $260,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $130,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sidney, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sidney borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sidney. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sidney in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sidney appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sidney, city of, community 190657, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sidney figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fremont County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sidney.
Is zoning published for Sidney?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.