Sheldon, Iowa Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Sheldon is 9th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per capita

Sheldon is 20th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Sheldon Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 5,119 78th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 4.5 70th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,153.9 54th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Sheldon Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 51st 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.1% 53rd 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.6% 24th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Sheldon Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.1% 40th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 21.9% 38th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Sheldon Rank Iowa US
Race - White 93.7% 38th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.6% 61st 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.0% 80th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.1% 36th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 44th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.8% 79th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 6.5% 20th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 91.3% 40th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Sheldon Rank Iowa US
Female residents 49.3% 73rd 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.9% 39th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Sheldon Rank Iowa US
Housing units 2,365 70th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 21.5% 48th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 2,374 66th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 67.5% 54th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $104,700 43rd $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.1 79th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Sheldon Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $30,227 9th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $44,103 43rd $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 6.5% 65th 11.9% 14.3%

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