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Population: 4,914. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,807 (-2.2% change)
Males: 2,406 (49.0%), Females: 2,508 (51.0%)

O’Brien County

Zip code: 51201

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $34,058
Median house value: $79,600

Population by Race

Races in Sheldon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (37.0%), Dutch (33.2%), Irish (7.1%), English (5.9%), Norwegian (5.5%), United States (3.6%).

Elevation: 1440 feet

Land area: 4.4 square miles

Map of Sheldon, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sheldon

  • High school or higher: 78.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sheldon city

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 61.6%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

2.3% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-1.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Sheldon:

  • NORTHWEST IOWA HEALTH CENTER (118 NORTH SEVENTH AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sheldon:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sheldon:

  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 66 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 67 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 102 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sheldon:

  • SHELDON MUNI (about 2 miles; SHELDON, IA; Abbreviation: SHL)
  • SIBLEY MUNI (about 15 miles; SIBLEY, IA; Abbreviation: ISB)
  • PRIMGHAR (about 19 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y0)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Sheldon:

  • NORTHWEST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 603; Location: 603 W PARK ST; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sheldon:

  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 81 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 106 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 125 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)

Schools

Public high school in Sheldon:

  • SHELDON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 382; Location: 1700 EAST FOURTH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Sheldon:

  • EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 338; Location: 501 NORMAL COLLEGE AVE; Grades: PK – 04)
  • SHELDON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 326; Location: 727 6TH AVE; Grades: 05 – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Sheldon:

  • SHELDON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 126; Location: 1425 E 9TH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST PATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 122; Location: 1020 FOURTH AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Sheldon:

  • SHELDON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $155,608; Location: 925 4TH AVENUE; 25,646 books; 573 audio materials; 675 video materials; 98 serial subscriptions)

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