ZIP 50243 · Sheldahl
Who lives in ZIP code 50243 (Sheldahl, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sheldahl, IA · Polk County
uszips 2026
People361
Median age36.0
Household income$80,938
Home value$185,166
Median rent—
Poverty5.1%
College degree+31.1%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ames, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 174 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 129
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
8.3% are 65 or older; 68.4% are adults.
Household income
22.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,821.
Education (adults 25+)
27.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.2%
- Never married
- 24.5%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 2.9%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 66.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.0%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.1%
- Unemployment
- 12.7%
- Self-employed
- 0.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.3%
- Veterans
- 3.6%
- With a disability
- 11.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.