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Sheldon, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Sheldon is a Census village of 220 people across 0.66 square miles of land, in Rusk County. Median household income is $37,315, 81.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $800,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sheldon
What Sheldon is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.66 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land332 plus or minus 109
- County holding the largest share of its areaRusk 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
- Population220 plus or minus 72
- Median age50.8 plus or minus 16.8
- Population under 1849 plus or minus 26
- Share under 1822.3 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Population 65 and over76 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over34.5 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Households106 plus or minus 36
- Family households69 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families65.1 percent plus or minus 24.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
Income and work in Sheldon
- Median household income$37,315 plus or minus $21,236
- Per capita income$26,412 plus or minus $6,156
- Civilian labor force80 plus or minus 29
- Employed72 plus or minus 24
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate10.0 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Adults 25 and over166 plus or minus 51
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
Housing in Sheldon
- Housing units117 plus or minus 38
- Occupied units106 plus or minus 36
- Vacant units11 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate9.4 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied86 plus or minus 35
- Renter occupied20 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate81.1 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,400 plus or minus $31,145
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,000 plus or minus $432
- Annual rent as a share of median income32.2 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Single family units107 plus or minus 38
- Share single family91.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1 plus or minus 10
- Share in buildings of two or more0.9 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1957
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 commute59 plus or minus 21
- Commuting under 15 minutes6 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.2 percent plus or minus 19.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more25 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.4 percent plus or minus 22.7
- Drove alone79.7 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.5 percent plus or minus 13.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheldon
SBA loans in Sheldon (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$800,000
- Average approval$800,000
- Median approval$800,000
- Largest approval$800,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term12 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sheldon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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
Flood risk in Sheldon
- NFIP communityVillage of Sheldon
- NFIP community number550376
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/17/14
The Village of Sheldon does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550376 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.
Rusk County, not Sheldon
Rusk County context, not Sheldon figures
- Establishments in Rusk County321
- Covered employment, Rusk County4,597
- Average annual pay, Rusk County$46,068
- Housing units permitted, Rusk County74
Every figure in this section is published for Rusk 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, Wisconsin?
220, in 106 households. Sheldon village covers 0.66 square miles of land, which is 332 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?
Rusk 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?
$37,315. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,400. Median gross rent is $1,000 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $800,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $800,000. 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 1 loan has 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?
No, it is listed but not participating. Sheldon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sheldon, village of, community 550376, 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 Rusk 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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