Sheldon, IA Profile

Sheldon, IA, population 4,757, is located in Iowa's O'Brien county, about 49.5 miles from Sioux Falls and 133.0 miles from Omaha.

It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Sheldon has declined by about 2%. Since 2005 Sheldon's population has declined by about 1%.

Sheldon's property crime levels tend to be lower than Iowa's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Sheldon tend to be much lower than Iowa's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	97%
	African American	0%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	2%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	38.5
	Males	35.1
	Females	41.7

Vs. State Median Age

Males by Age			Females by Age
	Under 20	14%		Under 20:	13%
	20 to 40	13%		20 to 40:	11%
	40 to 60	12%		40 to 60:	12%
	Over 60	10%		Over 60:	15%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	4,922	N/A
2001	4,885	-0.75%
2002	4,924	0.8%
2003	4,941	0.35%
2004	4,844	-1.96%
2005	4,810	-0.7%
2006	4,799	-0.23%
2007	4,800	0.02%
2008	4,757	-0.9%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$34,058

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	0
2002	0
2003	0
2004	40
2005	141
2006	62
2007	62
2008	127

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	0	0	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0
2003	0	0	0	0
2004	0	0	0	2
2005	0	0	0	7
2006	0	0	0	3
2007	0	1	0	2
2008	0	0	0	6

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,732
2002	1,460
2003	1,359
2004	1,719
2005	1,333
2006	1,407
2007	1,871
2008	1,646

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	12	72	1
2002	16	52	4
2003	15	44	9
2004	21	57	7
2005	18	41	7
2006	19	43	6
2006	23	63	5
2006	13	59	6

Location

Land Area

4.2 Square Miles

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearest Big Cities