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Sheldon, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Sheldon is a Census city of 5,474 people across 4.80 square miles of land, lying across O'Brien County and Sioux County. Median household income is $62,159, 67.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sheldon
What Sheldon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.8 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,140
- County holding the largest share of its areaO'Brien County, 85.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inO'Brien County 85.4 percent, Sioux County 14.6 percent
Sheldon crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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
- Population5,474
- Median age37.6
- Population under 181,263
- Share under 1823.1 percent
- Population 65 and over937 plus or minus 207
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households2,195
- Family households1,403
- Share of households that are families63.9 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$62,159 plus or minus $13,185
- Per capita income$33,893
- Civilian labor force2,937
- Employed2,919
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Adults 25 and over3,743
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
Housing in Sheldon
- Housing units2,553
- Occupied units2,195
- Vacant units358 plus or minus 190
- Vacancy rate14.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied1,471
- Renter occupied724 plus or minus 220
- Ownership rate67.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$192,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$930
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Single family units1,960
- Share single family76.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more491 plus or minus 177
- Share in buildings of two or more19.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes102 plus or minus 85
- Median year structure built1970
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 commute2,664
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,644
- Share commuting under 15 minutes61.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more461 plus or minus 166
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled16.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
SBA loans in Sheldon (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,460,000
- Average approval$820,000
- Median approval$705,000
- Largest approval$1,510,000
- Jobs supported21
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises66.7 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sheldon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sheldon
SBA loans in Sheldon (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$5,863,000
- Average approval$977,167
- Median approval$710,000
- Largest approval$2,580,000
- Jobs supported45
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sheldon, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sheldon
Flood risk in Sheldon
- NFIP communityCity of Sheldon
- NFIP community number190216
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/20(M)
The City of Sheldon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190216 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
O'Brien County, not Sheldon
O'Brien County context, not Sheldon figures
- Establishments in O'Brien County488
- Covered employment, O'Brien County6,603
- Average annual pay, O'Brien County$48,407
- Housing units permitted, O'Brien County9
Every figure in this section is published for O'Brien 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, Iowa?
5,474, in 2,195 households. Sheldon city covers 4.80 square miles of land, which is 1,140 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?
Sheldon lies in more than one. By area it is 85.4 percent in O'Brien County, 14.6 percent in Sioux County. This page sits under O'Brien County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Sheldon?
$62,159. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $192,700. Median gross rent is $930 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sheldon businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $705,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $5.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sheldon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sheldon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sheldon. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sheldon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sheldon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sheldon, city of, community 190216, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 O'Brien 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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