Hartley vs Sheldon

A side-by-side comparison of Hartley and Sheldon: population, income, housing, and more.

Hartley and Sheldon are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sheldon has the higher population (5,386 vs 1,588 in Hartley). Sheldon has the higher median household income ($68,448 vs $51,118 in Hartley). Sheldon has the higher median home value ($173,600 vs $108,400 in Hartley).

Population, income & housing

	Hartley	Sheldon
Population	1,588	5,386
Median age	48.1 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,118	$68,448
Median home value	$108,400	$173,600
Median gross rent	$698	$842
Housing units	796	2,437
Homeownership rate	76.2%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartley	Sheldon
Population	1,695 → 1,588 (-6.3%)	5,128 → 5,386 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$41,447 → $51,118 (+23.3%)	$53,110 → $68,448 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$79,400 → $108,400 (+36.5%)	$130,500 → $173,600 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $698 (+4.3%)	$558 → $842 (+50.9%)

Hartley

Population

1,6951,588

Median household income

$41,447$51,118

Median home value

$79,400$108,400

Median gross rent

$669$698

Sheldon

Population

5,1285,386

Median household income

$53,110$68,448

Median home value

$130,500$173,600

Median gross rent

$558$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartley	Sheldon
Under 5	3.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	12.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	15.4%
35 to 44	8.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	11.5%	11.1%
75 and over	16.4%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartley	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	78.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartley	Sheldon
No high school diploma	11.0%	13.8%
High school graduate	40.4%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartley	Sheldon
Drove alone	86.3%	76.4%
Carpooled	4.8%	15.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	5.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartley	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	83.4%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Hartley	Sheldon
Poverty rate	15.6%	16.3%
Average household size	2.08	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1958	1969