Sheldon, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Sheldon: | $182,525 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 2,409 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,562 (217 farm, 2,345 nonfarm))
Houses: 973 (915 occupied: 767 owner occupied, 148 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 21 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $205,444.
Median contract rent in 2022: $585 (lower quartile is $479, upper quartile is $780)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $507
Median gross rent in Sheldon, NY in 2022: $803
Housing units in Sheldon with a mortgage: 326 (21 second mortgage, 59 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 166
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 38,194- In family households: 32,041 (7,905 male householders, 2,628 female householders)
8,267 spouses, 10,957 children (10,188 natural, 243 adopted, 526 stepchildren), 577 grandchildren, 179 brothers or sisters, 223 parents, foster children, 183 other relatives, 970 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,153 (2,598 male householders (1,987 living alone)), 2,370 female householders (2,002 living alone)), 1,185 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,961 (3,861 institutionalized population)
7,653 married couples with children.
2,079 single-parent households (639 men, 1,440 women).
98.1% of residents of Sheldon speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 29 (1.1%)
(41.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.7 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sheldon, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 221 bedroom
- 1492 bedrooms
- 3973 bedrooms
- 1444 bedrooms
- 555+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheldon, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 391 bedroom
- 232 bedrooms
- 663 bedrooms
- 74 bedrooms
- 135+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sheldon in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 32no vehicle
- 2021 vehicle
- 3672 vehicles
- 1133 vehicles
- 304 vehicles
- 235+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sheldon in renter-occupied apartments
- 20no vehicle
- 561 vehicle
- 542 vehicles
- 113 vehicles
- 74 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sheldon, New York
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 153 rooms
- 524 rooms
- 1445 rooms
- 1846 rooms
- 1737 rooms
- 1038 rooms
- 969+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheldon, New York
- 01 room
- 132 rooms
- 283 rooms
- 174 rooms
- 275 rooms
- 356 rooms
- 157 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 139+ rooms
Sheldon, NY household income distribution
- 43,166Less than $10,000
- 63,722$10,000 to $19,999
- 64,557$20,000 to $29,999
- 69,644$30,000 to $39,999
- 70,109$40,000 to $49,999
- 68,638$50,000 to $59,999
- 101,621$60,000 to $74,999
- 140,221$75,000 to $99,999
- 110,440$100,000 to $124,999
- 79,945$125,000 to $149,999
- 91,155$150,000 to $199,999
- 106,035$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.4%
Number of people working at home: 163 (12.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 131
- 5 to 9 minutes: 108
- 10 to 14 minutes: 94
- 15 to 19 minutes: 127
- 20 to 24 minutes: 152
- 25 to 29 minutes: 66
- 30 to 34 minutes: 159
- 35 to 39 minutes: 56
- 40 to 44 minutes: 69
- 45 to 59 minutes: 167
- 60 to 89 minutes: 34
- 90 or more minutes: 10
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 968 (76.4%)
- Carpooled: 86 (6.8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0.7%)
- Walked: 102 (8.1%)
- Other means: 8 (0.6%)
- Worked at home: 94 (7.4%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sheldon, New York
- 81995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 31985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 31970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 5Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 1,385 (41.7%)
- Irish: 404 (12.2%)
- Polish: 386 (11.6%)
- French: 250 (7.5%)
- English: 237 (7.1%)
- United States: 136 (4.1%)
- Italian: 121 (3.6%)
- Other: 111 (3.3%)
- Scottish: 58 (1.7%)
- Danish: 35 (1.1%)
- Scotch-Irish: 34 (1.0%)
- Swiss: 34 (1.0%)
- Dutch: 27 (0.8%)
- Swedish: 27 (0.8%)
- Ukrainian: 20 (0.6%)
- Welsh: 19 (0.6%)
- Hungarian: 12 (0.4%)
- French Canadian: 11 (0.3%)
- Russian: 8 (0.2%)
- Arab: 4 (0.1%)
- Czech: 2 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Sheldon: | 42.1% (8) |
| New York: | 1.4% (54,876) |
| Sheldon: | 26.3% (5) |
| New York: | 1.8% (69,327) |
| Sheldon: | 15.8% (3) |
| New York: | 1.6% (62,237) |
| Sheldon: | 15.8% (3) |
| New York: | 2.5% (97,933) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,412
- Other state: 128
- Northeast: 68
- Midwest: 34
- South: 19
- West: 7
76% of Sheldon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 15
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 39
- 9th grade: 30
- 10th grade: 57
- 11th grade: 9
- 12th grade, no diploma: 20
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 439
- Less than 1 year of college: 44
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 82
- Associate degree: 60
- Bachelor's degree: 34
- Master's degree: 18
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 12
- 9th grade: 22
- 10th grade: 27
- 11th grade: 19
- 12th grade, no diploma: 19
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 339
- Less than 1 year of college: 78
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 64
- Associate degree: 137
- Bachelor's degree: 56
- Master's degree: 52
- Professional school degree: 3
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 797
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 49
- 3 or 4: 22
- 5 to 9: 15
- 10 to 19: 11
- Mobile homes: 73
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,497
- 54.8%Utility gas
- 16.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.2%Wood
- 10.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.7%Electricity
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 0.5%Coal or coke
- 73.6%Utility gas
- 12.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.8%Electricity
- 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.7%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 10.4% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 2.2% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 11.5% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
