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

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:
- GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GIBSON CITY, IL)
 - SAINT JAMES HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; PONTIAC, IL)
 - PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (about 34 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
 
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)
 
