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Sheldon, IA Urban Area

5,221 Population
2.8 square miles 1,844.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±3.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,317 ±$3,267 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,141 ±$12,945 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.5% ±4.4% (675  ±223) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.5 minutes ±2.5 (41,940  ±7,802) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,077 ±171 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (4,911  ±122) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±6.1% (66  ±74) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,435 ±190 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$188,900 ±$21,008 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

20.6% ±8.3% (1,070  ±432.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.1% ±10% (3,010  ±398.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.9% ±5.3% (703  ±193.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

8.3% ±2.8% (435  ±144) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.5% ±2.4% (179  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
179 Total veterans ±96 136 Male ±79 43 Female ±53

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