McCallsburg vs Sheldahl

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

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

McCallsburg has the higher population (435 vs 348 in Sheldahl). McCallsburg has the higher median household income ($72,898 vs $67,500 in Sheldahl). Sheldahl has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $169,000 in McCallsburg).

Population, income & housing

	McCallsburg	Sheldahl
Population	435	348
Median age	29.9 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,898	$67,500
Median home value	$169,000	$175,000
Median gross rent	$629	$1,200
Housing units	213	149
Homeownership rate	75.6%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCallsburg	Sheldahl
Population	434 → 435 (+0.2%)	334 → 348 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$75,486 → $72,898 (-3.4%)	$68,750 → $67,500 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$125,400 → $169,000 (+34.8%)	$120,500 → $175,000 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $629 (-24.5%)	$1,018 → $1,200 (+17.9%)

McCallsburg

Population

434435

Median household income

$75,486$72,898

Median home value

$125,400$169,000

Median gross rent

$833$629

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)

	McCallsburg	Sheldahl
Under 5	6.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	19.8%	22.1%
18 to 24	5.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	25.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.5%
45 to 54	8.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.6%
75 and over	0.9%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCallsburg	Sheldahl
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	1.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCallsburg	Sheldahl
No high school diploma	4.0%	9.4%
High school graduate	36.9%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	49.3%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCallsburg	Sheldahl
Drove alone	74.0%	82.8%
Carpooled	8.0%	5.3%
Public transit	2.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	11.9%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCallsburg	Sheldahl
1-unit, detached	80.8%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	McCallsburg	Sheldahl
Poverty rate	6.9%	11.5%
Average household size	2.25	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1968	1971