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Census Tract 4903, O'Brien, IA

5,237 Population
9.1 square miles 576.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Sheldon: 37.6 ±2
  • a little less than the figure in O'Brien County: 39.5 ±0.8

Economics

$34,607 ±$3,509 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Sheldon: $33,893 ±$3,370
  • about the same as the amount in O'Brien County: $35,198 ±$1,453
$66,250 ±$13,119 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Sheldon: $62,159 † ±$13,185
  • a little less than the amount in O'Brien County: $68,356 ±$4,388

15.2% ±4.9% (781  ±254) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Sheldon: 15.3% † 808 (±4.8% / ±251)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in O'Brien County: 13.3% † 1,841 (±2.7% / ±370)

16.7 minutes ±3.1 (41,590  ±8,989) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Sheldon: 16.6 † 44,195 (±2.6 / ±8,396)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in O'Brien County: 19 122,135 (±1.6 / ±11,956)

Families

2,092 ±176 Number of households
  • Sheldon: 2,195 ±176
  • O'Brien County: 5,809 ±230
2.4 ±0.2 (5,050  ±145) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Sheldon: 2.4 5,164 (±0.2 / ±99)
  • about the same as the figure in O'Brien County: 2.4 13,697 (±0.1 / ±9)

5.2% ±5.8% (66  ±74) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Sheldon: 5.2% † 66 (±5.9% / ±74)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in O'Brien County: 8.3% † 233 (±3.2% / ±91)

Housing

2,415 ±183 Number of housing units
  • Sheldon: 2,553 ±192
  • O'Brien County: 6,564 ±32

$190,500 ±$20,694 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Sheldon: $192,700 † ±$21,502
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in O'Brien County: $173,100 ±$9,272

20.9% ±8.4% (1,087  ±438.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Sheldon: 22.1% † 1,203 (±8.2% / ±445.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in O'Brien County: 15% † 2,094 (±3.4% / ±480.4)

Social

85.6% ±10.1% (3,075  ±398.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sheldon: 85.2% † 3,187 (±9.6% / ±403.6)
  • a little less than the rate in O'Brien County: 90.5% 8,728 (±5% / ±487.2)
21.4% ±5.5% (769  ±202.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Sheldon: 20.8% † 778 (±5.3% / ±202.9)
  • a little less than the rate in O'Brien County: 22.1% † 2,126 (±2.7% / ±256.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.9% ±2.8% (467  ±149) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Sheldon: 9.5% † 522 (±2.8% / ±154)
  • about double the rate in O'Brien County: 4.4% 627

4.6% ±2.4% (179  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Sheldon: 4.3% † 179 (±2.3% / ±96)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in O'Brien County: 6.2% † 664 (±1% / ±108)
179 Total veterans ±96 136 Male ±79 43 Female ±53

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