Moving to Sibley, Illinois

Population: 329. Estimated population in July 2024: 330 (+0.3% change)
Males: 163 (49.5%), Females: 166 (50.5%)

Ford County

Zip code: 61773

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $31,667
Median house value: $37,900

Population by Race

Races in Sibley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (37.4%), English (10.6%), United States (7.9%), French (5.5%), Swedish (4.6%), Welsh (3.0%).

Elevation: 813 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Sibley, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sibley

  • High school or higher: 76.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sibley village

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-7.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sibley:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sibley:

  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 37 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 39 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
  • DECATUR (about 62 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sibley:

  • PAXTON (about 22 miles; PAXTON, IL; Abbreviation: 1C1)
  • RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 28 miles; RANTOUL, IL; Abbreviation: TIP)
  • PONTIAC MUNICIPAL (about 28 miles; PONTIAC, IL; Abbreviation: PNT)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sibley:

  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 34 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
  • JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 66 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,075)