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Sheldon, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Sheldon is a Census city of 89 people across 0.41 square miles of land, in Ransom County. Median household income is $54,167, 100.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sheldon
What Sheldon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land218 plus or minus 81
- County holding the largest share of its areaRansom 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
- Population89 plus or minus 33
- Median age50.4
- Population under 1817 plus or minus 15
- Share under 1819.1 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Population 65 and over17 plus or minus 15
- Share 65 and over19.1 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Households42 plus or minus 17
- Family households24 plus or minus 14
- Share of households that are families57.1 percent plus or minus 24.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
Income and work in Sheldon
- Median household income$54,167
- Per capita income$37,334 plus or minus $9,108
- Civilian labor force67 plus or minus 30
- Employed64 plus or minus 28
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over67 plus or minus 27
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.1 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.4 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 15.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
Housing in Sheldon
- Housing units51 plus or minus 21
- Occupied units42 plus or minus 17
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate17.6 percent plus or minus 20.3
- Owner occupied42 plus or minus 17
- Renter occupied0
- Ownership rate100.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$57,500 plus or minus $31,967
- Single family units44 plus or minus 20
- Share single family86.3 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1944
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 commute61 plus or minus 28
- Commuting under 15 minutes10 plus or minus 9
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.4 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more22 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.1 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Drove alone79.7 percent
- Carpooled15.6 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
Flood risk in Sheldon
- NFIP communityCity of Sheldon
- NFIP community number380359
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Sheldon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380359 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.
Ransom County, not Sheldon
Ransom County context, not Sheldon figures
- Establishments in Ransom County188
- Covered employment, Ransom County1,997
- Average annual pay, Ransom County$49,719
- Housing units permitted, Ransom County3
Every figure in this section is published for Ransom 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.
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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, North Dakota?
89, in 42 households. Sheldon city covers 0.41 square miles of land, which is 218 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?
Ransom 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?
$54,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $57,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sheldon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sheldon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sheldon, city of, community 380359, 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 Ransom 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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