Colo vs Sheldahl

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

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

Colo has the higher population (751 vs 348 in Sheldahl). Colo has the higher median household income ($73,125 vs $67,500 in Sheldahl). Sheldahl has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $147,400 in Colo).

Population, income & housing

	Colo	Sheldahl
Population	751	348
Median age	42.8 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,125	$67,500
Median home value	$147,400	$175,000
Median gross rent	$1,200	$1,200
Housing units	371	149
Homeownership rate	85.0%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colo	Sheldahl
Population	984 → 751 (-23.7%)	334 → 348 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$72,813 → $73,125 (+0.4%)	$68,750 → $67,500 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $147,400 (+24.1%)	$120,500 → $175,000 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$858 → $1,200 (+39.9%)	$1,018 → $1,200 (+17.9%)

Colo

Population

984751

Median household income

$72,813$73,125

Median home value

$118,800$147,400

Median gross rent

$858$1,200

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)

	Colo	Sheldahl
Under 5	6.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	22.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	10.6%
75 and over	10.3%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colo	Sheldahl
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colo	Sheldahl
No high school diploma	4.2%	9.4%
High school graduate	34.8%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colo	Sheldahl
Drove alone	86.9%	82.8%
Carpooled	4.5%	5.3%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colo	Sheldahl
1-unit, detached	94.3%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Colo	Sheldahl
Poverty rate	2.9%	11.5%
Average household size	2.16	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1960	1971