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Sheldahl, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sheldahl, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 244. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SHELDAHL-IA · Sheldahl, IA 1 ZIPs · 244 pop · #8935/25278 · Story County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $80,938
  • RANK-UPPER #8935/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nevada
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 244
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $184,700

Nearest income peer: Nevada, IA (+ $89 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Sheldahl

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sheldahl on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sheldahl, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
244
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,938
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 50243 (244 residents). Household income $80,938 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Whiting is the closest lower-income city and Cedar Rapids the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 6 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sheldahl.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50243, is all of Sheldahl

There is no split to weigh here: 50243 holds every one of Sheldahl's 244 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Sheldahl's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 19 employees , annual payroll $368k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50243 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Sheldahl, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Story County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sheldahl. See the Story County roll-up →

Sheldahl sits in the lower half of Story County on income: Story City, Huxley and Maxwell report more, Ames, Colo and Zearing report less. Gilbert marks the far end of that range at $130,083, 61% above Sheldahl.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50243 244 $80,938 4 171
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Sheldahl roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Sheldahl, .