ZIP 51201 · Sheldon
Who lives in ZIP code 51201 (Sheldon, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sheldon, IA · Sioux County
uszips 2026
People6,430
Median age37.9
Household income$68,799
Home value$201,912
Median rent$930/mo
Poverty14.5%
College degree+21.8%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,550
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
31.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,223.
Education (adults 25+)
35.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.3%
- Never married
- 27.2%
- Divorced
- 7.3%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 63.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.6%
- Rent burden
- 24.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.2%
- Unemployment
- 0.5%
- Self-employed
- 15.5%
- Farmers
- 7.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.4%
- Veterans
- 3.8%
- With a disability
- 14.5%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.