Sheldon, IA

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2021 Population

5,475

5.74% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

38.4

2.54% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

16%

42.4% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$61,369

11.7% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$152,900

7.3% 1-year growth

2021 Employed Population

2,969

0.508% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Sheldon, IA had a population of 5.48k people with a median age of 38.4 and a median household income of $61,369. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Sheldon, IA grew from 5,178 to 5,475, a 5.74% increase and its median household income grew from $54,931 to $61,369, a 11.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sheldon, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.9%), Other (Hispanic) (4.79%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.41%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (1.97%).

None of the households in Sheldon, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98% of the residents in Sheldon, IA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Sheldon, IA are Northwest Iowa Community College (387 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Sheldon, IA was $152,900, and the homeownership rate was 65.6%.

Most people in Sheldon, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13 minutes. The average car ownership in Sheldon, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sheldon, IA is home to a population of 5.48k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2021, 4.13% of Sheldon, IA residents were born outside of the country (226 people).

In 2021, there were 17.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.65k people) in Sheldon, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 262 Other (Hispanic) and 137 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2021 Citizenship

98.5%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98% of Sheldon, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Sheldon, IA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sheldon, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sheldon, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.65k ± 181
Other (Hispanic)
262 ± 197
Two+ (Hispanic)
137 ± 92.7

11.2%

Hispanic Population

611 people

11.2% of the people in Sheldon, IA are hispanic (611 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sheldon, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
41,634 ± 4,977 people
India
10,950 ± 2,565 people
Vietnam
8,674 ± 2,283 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 41,634 Iowa residents, followed by India with 10,950 and Vietnam with 8,674.

Foreign-Born Population

4.13%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

226 people

3.77%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

195 people

As of 2021, 4.13% of Sheldon, IA residents (226 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sheldon, IA was 3.77%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sheldon, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
97 ± 83
Vietnam
88 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
62 ± 69

Sheldon, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sheldon, IA employs 2.97k people. The largest industries in Sheldon, IA are Manufacturing (575 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (570 people), and Retail Trade (336 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($75,357), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,030), and Public Administration ($70,625).

Males in Iowa have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,335. The income inequality in Iowa (measured using the Gini index) is 0.439, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.97k

2021 Value

± 413

0.508%

1 Year growth

± 19.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Sheldon, IA grew at a rate of 0.508%, from 2.95k employees to 2.97k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sheldon, IA, are Production Occupations (336 people), Management Occupations (253 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (234 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sheldon, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.97k

2021 Value

± 413

0.508%

1 Year growth

± 19.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Sheldon, IA grew at a rate of 0.508%, from 2.95k employees to 2.97k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sheldon, IA, are Manufacturing (575 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (570 people), and Retail Trade (336 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sheldon, IA, though some of these residents may live in Sheldon, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,413

Median earning men ± $11,461

$22,922

Median earning women ± $3,728

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,923), Public Administration ($71,563), and Retail Trade ($60,547).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,715), Manufacturing ($25,433), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($22,257).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Iowa to other states, or from other states to Iowa.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Meat/seafood
$20.6B
Mixed freight
$19.9B
Machinery
$19.1B

In 2020, the top outbound Iowa product (by dollars) was Meat/seafood with $20.6B, followed by Mixed freight ($19.9B) and Machinery ($19.1B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Iowa products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$252B

2020 Value in Iowa

$518B

Projected 2050 Value in Iowa

105% growth

In 2020, total outbound Iowa trade was $252B. This is expected to increase 105% to $518B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Iowa trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Iowa to other states, or from other states to Iowa.

Most Common Trade Partners

Illinois
$21.2B
Minnesota
$16.2B
Texas
$10.8B

In 2020, the top outbound Iowa domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Illinois with $21.2B, followed by Minnesota with $16.2B and Texas and $10.8B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Iowa shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Sheldon, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.16%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in Sheldon, IA awarded 387 degrees. The student population of Sheldon, IA in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 730 male students and 986 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sheldon, IA are White (299 and 77.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (38 and 9.82%), Black or African American (21 and 5.43%), and Unknown (13 and 3.36%).

The largest universities in Sheldon, IA by number of degrees awarded are Northwest Iowa Community College (387 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Sheldon, IA are Lineworker (67 and 17.3%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (63 and 16.3%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (46 and 11.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 1,716 students enrolled in Sheldon, IA, 42.5% men and 57.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,422 records, of which 55.5% were women and 44.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
63 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
38 degree-majors awarded
Industrial Electronics Technology
20 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Sheldon, IA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 63 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Sheldon, IA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Northwest Iowa Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

387 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northwest Iowa Community College with 387 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2021, 211 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sheldon, IA, which is 1.2 times more than the 176 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 299 degrees mean that there were 7.87 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 38 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,490) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,050) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,312) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.63% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.621% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (742k), Some college (567k), and Bachelors Degree (459k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sheldon, IA was $152,900 in 2021, which is 0.624 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $142,500 to $152,900, a 7.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Sheldon, IA is 65.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Sheldon, IA have an average commute time of 13 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sheldon, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$152,900

Median Property Value 2021

±$17,268

$1,354

Median Property Taxes

±$270

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sheldon, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sheldon, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.6%

Homeownership

2021

62.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 65.6% of the housing units in Sheldon, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sheldon, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 4903

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Sheldon, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,369

Median Household Income

± $9,215

2.06k

Number of Households

± 321

In 2021, the median household income of the 2.06k households in Sheldon, IA grew to $61,369 from the previous year's value of $54,931.

The following chart displays the households in Sheldon, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sheldon, IA is from Iowa.

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.438

2020 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2021, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.221% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (75.1%)
Carpooled (17.3%)
Worked At Home (3.22%)

In 2021, 75.1% of workers in Sheldon, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.3%) and those who worked at home (3.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

13 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sheldon, IA have a shorter commute time (13 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Sheldon, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sheldon, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sheldon, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sheldon, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sheldon, IA (844 out of 5.29k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sheldon, IA is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.6% of the population of Sheldon, IA has health coverage, with 50.6% on employee plans, 20.2% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 1.54% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in O'Brien County, IA see 1528 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.4% increase from the previous year (1384 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1710 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3420 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,528 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in O'Brien County, IA

Primary care physicians in O'Brien County, IA see an average of 1,528 patients per year. This represents a 10.4% increase from the previous year (1,384 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in O'Brien County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.6% were men and 46.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.37%

Uninsured

50.6%

Employer Coverage

20.2%

Medicaid

12.6%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

1.54%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sheldon, IA grew by 33% from 3.28% to 4.37%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sheldon, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.