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Sheldon is a Census village of 1,195 people across 0.75 square miles of land, in Iroquois County. Median household income is $44,280, 68.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sheldon
What Sheldon is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,587 plus or minus 340
- County holding the largest share of its areaIroquois County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
How many people live in Sheldon
- Population1,195 plus or minus 256
- Median age43.5 plus or minus 8.8
- Population under 18256 plus or minus 88
- Share under 1821.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over206 plus or minus 59
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent
- Households551 plus or minus 119
- Family households323 plus or minus 85
- Share of households that are families58.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
Income and work in Sheldon
- Median household income$44,280
- Per capita income$33,118 plus or minus $8,636
- Civilian labor force650 plus or minus 157
- Employed531 plus or minus 137
- Unemployed119 plus or minus 79
- Unemployment rate18.3 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Adults 25 and over848
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
Housing in Sheldon
- Housing units598 plus or minus 122
- Occupied units551 plus or minus 119
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate7.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied377 plus or minus 89
- Renter occupied174 plus or minus 76
- Ownership rate68.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$78,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$801
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Single family units474 plus or minus 101
- Share single family79.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more88 plus or minus 69
- Share in buildings of two or more14.7 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Mobile homes36 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
How Sheldon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute520 plus or minus 138
- Commuting under 15 minutes260 plus or minus 81
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more159 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.6 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Drove alone83.1 percent
- Carpooled12.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Iroquois County, not Sheldon
Iroquois County context, not Sheldon figures
- Establishments in Iroquois County625
- Covered employment, Iroquois County7,372
- Average annual pay, Iroquois County$50,100
- Housing units permitted, Iroquois County13
Every figure in this section is published for Iroquois County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sheldon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sheldon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sheldon, Illinois?
1,195, in 551 households. Sheldon village covers 0.75 square miles of land, which is 1,587 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sheldon in?
Iroquois County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sheldon?
$44,280. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $78,000. Median gross rent is $801 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Sheldon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Iroquois County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sheldon.
Is zoning published for Sheldon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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