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Moving to Sheldahl, Iowa

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Population: 336. Estimated population in July 2024: 305 (-9.2% change)
Males: 171 (50.9%), Females: 165 (49.1%)

Polk County

Zip code: 50243

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $48,393
Median house value: $73,800

Population by Race

Races in Sheldahl:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)

Ancestries: German (33.3%), English (19.0%), Norwegian (14.0%), Irish (12.2%), Danish (5.7%), United States (4.8%).

Elevation: 1037 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Map of Sheldahl, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sheldahl

  • High school or higher: 88.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sheldahl city

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 69.2%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 1.5%
  • Divorced: 2.6%

2.1% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sheldahl:

  • MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; AMES, IA)
  • BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER/MERCY CAPITOL (about 19 miles; DES MOINES, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sheldahl:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 23 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 93 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sheldahl:

  • AMES MUNI (about 10 miles; AMES, IA; Abbreviation: AMW)
  • BOONE MUNI (about 15 miles; BOONE, IA; Abbreviation: BNW)
  • MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 16 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sheldahl:

  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 87 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)

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