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Sheldon, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $169,311 (it was $78,400 in 2000)
Sheldon:

$169,311
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,280 - $243,001

Total population: 5,106 (Urban population: 4,599 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 288 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,484 (2,081 occupied: 1,438 owner occupied, 677 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

32%
State:

28%

Housing density: 566 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $89,180.

Median contract rent in 2022: $526 (lower quartile is $436, upper quartile is $671)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $480


Median gross rent in Sheldon, IA in 2022: $615

Housing units in Sheldon with a mortgage: 817 (104 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 84 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $98,120

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $78,504

Median monthly housing costs: $757

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Sheldon, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1964

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,436
  • Male householders: 1,157 (326 living alone), Female householders: 901 (299 living alone)
  • 1,158 spouses (1,158 opposite-sex spouses), 162 unmarried partners, (162 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,361 children (1,279 natural, 7 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 340 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 286

Size of family households: 614 2-persons, 250 3-persons, 289 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 650 1-person, 132 2-persons, 18 4-persons, 7 6-persons.

964 married couples with children.
161 single-parent households (15 men, 146 women).

88.5% of residents of Sheldon speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 388 (7.1%)
(39.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

8.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sheldon, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sheldon, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 231 bedroom
  • 2482 bedrooms
  • 6243 bedrooms
  • 3864 bedrooms
  • 1585+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheldon, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheldon, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2761 bedroom
  • 2392 bedrooms
  • 583 bedrooms
  • 424 bedrooms
  • 625+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Sheldon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sheldon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 76no vehicle
  • 2451 vehicle
  • 7642 vehicles
  • 2803 vehicles
  • 224 vehicles
  • 525+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sheldon in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sheldon in renter-occupied apartments
  • 208no vehicle
  • 3981 vehicle
  • 552 vehicles
  • 103 vehicles
  • 64 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sheldon, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sheldon, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 232 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 1264 rooms
  • 2065 rooms
  • 1646 rooms
  • 1077 rooms
  • 1228 rooms
  • 6909+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheldon, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheldon, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 992 rooms
  • 2143 rooms
  • 914 rooms
  • 665 rooms
  • 896 rooms
  • 447 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 759+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Sheldon, IA
  • Sheldon, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Sheldon, IA in 2022
  • 70Less than $10,000
  • 90$10,000 to $19,999
  • 197$20,000 to $29,999
  • 248$30,000 to $39,999
  • 227$40,000 to $49,999
  • 168$50,000 to $59,999
  • 264$60,000 to $74,999
  • 231$75,000 to $99,999
  • 296$100,000 to $124,999
  • 117$125,000 to $149,999
  • 164$150,000 to $199,999
  • 33$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Sheldon, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Sheldon, IA in 2022
  • 11Less than $10,000
  • 38$15,000 to $19,999
  • 74$40,000 to $49,999
  • 18$50,000 to $59,999
  • 103$60,000 to $69,999
  • 15$70,000 to $79,999
  • 24$80,000 to $89,999
  • 49$90,000 to $99,999
  • 127$100,000 to $124,999
  • 144$125,000 to $149,999
  • 177$150,000 to $174,999
  • 149$175,000 to $199,999
  • 187$200,000 to $249,999
  • 59$250,000 to $299,999
  • 189$300,000 to $399,999
  • 40$400,000 to $499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Sheldon, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Sheldon, IA in 2022
  • 38$200 to $249
  • 23$300 to $349
  • 176$400 to $449
  • 44$450 to $499
  • 81$500 to $549
  • 37$550 to $599
  • 59$600 to $649
  • 54$650 to $699
  • 23$700 to $749
  • 54$800 to $899
  • 9$1,000 to $1,249
  • 26$1,500 to $1,999
  • 18$3,000 to $3,499
  • 56No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.5%
Number of people working at home: 176 (6.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 397
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,117
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 272
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 153
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 207
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 188
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 78
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 32
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 47
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 65
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 62
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Sheldon

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,889 (78.9%)
  • Carpooled: 515 (14.1%)
  • Taxi: 23 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 26 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 176 (4.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.1%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 12.4%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.7%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sheldon, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sheldon, Iowa
  • 1212010 or later
  • 1902000 to 2009
  • 91990 to 1999
  • 101980 to 1989
  • 131970 to 1979
  • 29Before 1970
Ancestries in Sheldon, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 595 (26.4%)
  • Dutch: 576 (25.5%)
  • American: 182 (8.1%)
  • Sudanese: 129 (5.7%)
  • English: 73 (3.2%)
  • Norwegian: 65 (2.9%)
  • French: 44 (2.0%)
  • Italian: 24 (1.1%)
  • Irish: 20 (0.9%)
  • European: 14 (0.6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Guatemala
Sheldon:

31.5% (117)
Iowa:

3.2% (5,672)

Sudan
Sheldon:

18.3% (68)
Iowa:

2.3% (4,084)

Japan
Sheldon:

12.1% (45)
Iowa:

0.5% (920)

Peru
Sheldon:

11.6% (43)
Iowa:

0.2% (442)

Germany
Sheldon:

10.8% (40)
Iowa:

1.4% (2,525)

Mexico
Sheldon:

6.2% (23)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

El Salvador
Sheldon:

4.6% (17)
Iowa:

2.8% (4,967)

India
Sheldon:

2.4% (9)
Iowa:

6.2% (11,148)

Brazil
Sheldon:

1.9% (7)
Iowa:

0.7% (1,326)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,018
  • Other state: 842
  • Northeast: 37
  • Midwest: 602
  • South: 88
  • West: 111

82.2% of Sheldon residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61.8% lived in Iowa.


Sheldon:

82.2%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 73
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 41
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 20
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 770
  • Less than 1 year of college: 111
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 244
  • Associate degree: 230
  • Bachelor's degree: 299
  • Master's degree: 73
  • Professional school degree: 7
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 20
  • 9th grade: 40
  • 10th grade: 44
  • 11th grade: 36
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 99
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 538
  • Less than 1 year of college: 110
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 145
  • Associate degree: 345
  • Bachelor's degree: 331
  • Master's degree: 87
  • Professional school degree: 12
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Sheldon marital status for males
Sheldon marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,722
  • One, attached: 20
  • Two: 22
  • 3 or 4: 44
  • 5 to 9: 177
  • 10 to 19: 6
  • 20 to 49: 227
  • 50 or more: 100
  • Mobile homes: 163
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 4.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 8.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Sheldon
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sheldon, IA
  • 56.5%Utility gas
  • 40.8%Electricity
  • 2.7%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sheldon, IA
  • 52.7%Electricity
  • 47.3%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 79
Here:

13.9%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
Here:

0.5%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 124
Here:

78.0%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability