Kelley vs Sheldahl

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

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

Kelley has the higher population (386 vs 348 in Sheldahl). Kelley has the higher median household income ($119,375 vs $67,500 in Sheldahl). Kelley has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $175,000 in Sheldahl).

Population, income & housing

	Kelley	Sheldahl
Population	386	348
Median age	32.7 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$119,375	$67,500
Median home value	$218,800	$175,000
Median gross rent	$971	$1,200
Housing units	173	149
Homeownership rate	57.3%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kelley	Sheldahl
Population	288 → 386 (+34.0%)	334 → 348 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$83,125 → $119,375 (+43.6%)	$68,750 → $67,500 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$152,800 → $218,800 (+43.2%)	$120,500 → $175,000 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,563 → $971 (-37.9%)	$1,018 → $1,200 (+17.9%)

Kelley

Population

288386

Median household income

$83,125$119,375

Median home value

$152,800$218,800

Median gross rent

$1,563$971

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)

	Kelley	Sheldahl
Under 5	2.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	11.1%	22.1%
18 to 24	3.6%	3.7%
25 to 34	39.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	8.0%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	10.6%
75 and over	3.9%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kelley	Sheldahl
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	98.9%
Black or African American	4.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kelley	Sheldahl
No high school diploma	2.2%	9.4%
High school graduate	17.8%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kelley	Sheldahl
Drove alone	82.6%	82.8%
Carpooled	6.8%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	11.9%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kelley	Sheldahl
1-unit, detached	65.9%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	32.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Kelley	Sheldahl
Poverty rate	6.5%	11.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1966	1971