What is the population of Sheldahl city?

Sheldahl city has 348 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #568 of 1,026 in Iowa.

What is the median household income in Sheldahl city?

Median household income in Sheldahl city is $67,500 a year, 14.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Sheldahl city?

Median gross rent is $1,200 a month and the median home value is $175,000, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.

Is Sheldahl city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sheldahl city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Sheldahl, IA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Sheldahl, Iowa (Sheldahl, IA — Census place “Sheldahl city”) is 348 residents, ranking #568 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $67,500, the median home is worth $175,000 and median gross rent runs $1,200 a month. Looking for the Sheldahl Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Sheldahl, IA: 50243.

Population: 348Sheldahl city residents
Median household income: $67,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $175,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,200Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 90.5%Owner-occupied households

Sheldahl ZIP codes (Iowa)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Sheldahl.

The Sheldahl IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

50243

What the numbers mean in Sheldahl city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Sheldahl city median would spend about 21.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.5% of residents and 90.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Sheldahl city, IA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Sheldahl city is a very small community in Iowa, with 348 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #568 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 44% of them. The median age here is 37.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Sheldahl city earn a median of $67,500 a year, 14.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 11.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Sheldahl city is valued at $175,000, 42.3% below the national figure and 12% above the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,200 a month, 14.7% below the national figure, or roughly $14,400 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 90.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 348 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Sheldahl city against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Sheldahl city?: Sheldahl city has 348 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #568 of 1,026 in Iowa.
What is the median household income in Sheldahl city?: Median household income in Sheldahl city is $67,500 a year, 14.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Sheldahl city?: Median gross rent is $1,200 a month and the median home value is $175,000, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.
Is Sheldahl city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sheldahl city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Sheldahl city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.