Sheldon, IA Demographic Data
Sheldon, IA Summary
Sheldon is located in Sioux County in Iowa
- Population: 5,096
- Area: 4.50 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.50 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,133.45 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,427.17 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sheldon, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,591
52%
50.8
Male
2,424
48%
49.2
Total Population
5,015
323,128,000
Sheldon, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
242
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
269
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
264
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
474
9.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
309
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
641
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
550
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
646
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
326
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
299
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
446
8.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
408
8.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
141
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,946
78.7%
77.2
Female
1,972
50.0%
51.3
Male
1,974
50.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,666
73.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,174
23.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
995
19.8%
15.2
Female
582
58.5%
55.8
Male
413
41.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Sheldon, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,953
98.8%
96.8
White
4,633
92.4%
72.6
Black or African American
21
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
77
1.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
5
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
34
0.7%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
17
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
21
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
222
4.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
62
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
236
4.7%
17.8
Mexican
231
4.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,779
95.3%
82.2
Sheldon, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
122
3.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
139
4.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,128
32.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
767
22.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
346
10.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
710
20.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
245
7.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
261
7.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,196
92.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
955
27.6%
31.2
Sheldon, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,297
30.6%
33.7%
Now Married
2,386
56.3%
47.5
Divorced
205
4.8%
11.0%
Separated
21
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
331
7.8
5.8%
Sheldon, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,471
93.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
302
6.3%
21.6%
Spanish
267
5.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
30
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sheldon, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
179
8.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
147
6.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
285
12.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
219
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
308
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
385
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
346
15.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
144
6.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
83
3.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
106
4.8%
6.4
Median household income
46,838
57,617
Per capita income
30,219
31,128
Sheldon, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
111
4.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
194
7.0%
9.8
Construction
91
3.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
571
20.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
130
4.7%
6.6
Information
104
3.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
660
24.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
103
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
127
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
73
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
501
18.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
54
2.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
35
1.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
148
5.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
675
24.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
751
27.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
845
30.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
335
12.2%
18.1%
Sheldon, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,678
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,932
72.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
284
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
173
6.5%
5.1
Walked
137
5.1%
2.7
Other means
73
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
79
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
11.5
26.6
Sheldon, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
252
11.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
641
29.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
830
37.7%
37.1
3 or more
479
21.8%
21.0
Sheldon, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,202
94.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,318
59.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
884
40.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
138
5.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Sheldon, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,340
1 room
50
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
288
12.3%
2.7
3 rooms
99
4.2%
9.1
4 rooms
294
12.6%
16.5
5 rooms
521
22.3%
19.8
6 rooms
165
7.1%
17.8
7 rooms
240
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
226
9.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
457
19.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sheldon, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,340
1-unit, detached
1,552
66.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
91
3.9%
5.9
2-units
119
5.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
125
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
87
3.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
36
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
230
9.8%
9.0
Mobile home
100
4.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sheldon, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
415
17.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
238
10.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
181
7.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
294
12.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
528
22.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
126
5.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
299
12.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
242
10.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
17
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sheldon, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,272
57.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
55
2.5%
4.7
Electricity
865
39.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Sheldon, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
692
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
17
2.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
38
5.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
52
7.5%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
139
20.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
155
22.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
291
42.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
522
77.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
84
12.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
48
7.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
21
3.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
17
0.0%
0.0%
Sheldon, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
825
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
11
1.3%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
68
8.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
352
42.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
394
47.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
59
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
605
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
196
23.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
159
19.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
1.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
42
5.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
58
7.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
356
43.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
59
0.0%
0.0%
Sheldon, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,318
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
44
3.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
331
25.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
344
26.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
196
14.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
275
20.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
108
8.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
20
1.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
142,200
205,000
