Collins vs Sheldahl

A side-by-side comparison of Collins and Sheldahl: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Collins has the higher population (493 vs 348 in Sheldahl). Sheldahl has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $67,292 in Collins). Sheldahl has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $130,700 in Collins).

Population, income & housing

	Collins	Sheldahl
Population	493	348
Median age	33.0 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,292	$67,500
Median home value	$130,700	$175,000
Median gross rent	$883	$1,200
Housing units	202	149
Homeownership rate	74.7%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Collins	Sheldahl
Population	477 → 493 (+3.4%)	334 → 348 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$55,500 → $67,292 (+21.2%)	$68,750 → $67,500 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $130,700 (+34.6%)	$120,500 → $175,000 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $883 (+3.3%)	$1,018 → $1,200 (+17.9%)

Collins

Population

477493

Median household income

$55,500$67,292

Median home value

$97,100$130,700

Median gross rent

$855$883

Sheldahl

Population

334348

Median household income

$68,750$67,500

Median home value

$120,500$175,000

Median gross rent

$1,018$1,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Collins	Sheldahl
Under 5	4.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	19.3%	22.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	3.7%
25 to 34	18.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	3.9%	10.6%
75 and over	7.7%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Collins	Sheldahl
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Collins	Sheldahl
No high school diploma	7.0%	9.4%
High school graduate	38.5%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Collins	Sheldahl
Drove alone	83.8%	82.8%
Carpooled	10.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Collins	Sheldahl
1-unit, detached	85.1%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Collins	Sheldahl
Poverty rate	9.0%	11.5%
Average household size	2.54	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1952	1971