Ladysmith vs Sheldon

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

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

Ladysmith has the higher population (3,152 vs 265 in Sheldon). Ladysmith has the higher median household income ($40,104 vs $37,054 in Sheldon). Sheldon has the higher median home value ($116,700 vs $88,800 in Ladysmith).

Population, income & housing

	Ladysmith	Sheldon
Population	3,152	265
Median age	48.4 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,104	$37,054
Median home value	$88,800	$116,700
Median gross rent	$819	$795
Housing units	1,698	145
Homeownership rate	49.7%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ladysmith	Sheldon
Population	3,149 → 3,152 (+0.1%)	231 → 265 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$39,888 → $40,104 (+0.5%)	$38,333 → $37,054 (-3.3%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $88,800 (+10.2%)	$72,500 → $116,700 (+61.0%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $819 (+24.3%)	$433 → $795 (+83.6%)

Ladysmith

Population

3,1493,152

Median household income

$39,888$40,104

Median home value

$80,600$88,800

Median gross rent

$659$819

Sheldon

Population

231265

Median household income

$38,333$37,054

Median home value

$72,500$116,700

Median gross rent

$433$795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ladysmith	Sheldon
Under 5	5.4%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.9%	22.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	3.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	6.8%
35 to 44	8.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	16.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	10.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	15.5%
75 and over	12.3%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ladysmith	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	86.4%
Black or African American	2.2%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ladysmith	Sheldon
No high school diploma	5.1%	25.0%
High school graduate	47.3%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ladysmith	Sheldon
Drove alone	79.2%	78.9%
Carpooled	13.1%	9.2%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ladysmith	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	68.4%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	2.1%
20 or more units	9.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Ladysmith	Sheldon
Poverty rate	18.9%	13.6%
Average household size	1.92	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	17	34
Median year structure built	1970	1957