Shellsburg, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	921
Male Share of the Population	43.4%
Female Share of the Population	56.6%
Senior Citizens	20.5%
Employed Population 16+	476
Age of the Population	49

Families

% of people married	59.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	20.5%
Median Earnings25+	$36,855
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$42,500

Wealth

Median Family Income	$59,750
% Above Poverty Level	86.3%
% Below Poverty Level	13.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	1.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	23.9%
Median Gross Rent	$747
Median House Value	$146,400

Ancestry

Irish	16.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.5%
English	7.1%
Norwegian	4.6%
Czech	3.1%
Dutch	2.4%
Polish	2.1%
Swedish	2%
German	1.7%
Italian	1.4%
French Except Basque	1.3%
Swiss	1%
Scottish	0.9%
Canadian	0.4%
Welsh	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
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Shellsburg Almanac

Category	Value
County	Benton County
Standard Zip Codes	52332
Phone Area Codes	319
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	42.1
Approximate Longitude	-91.89

Shellsburg Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	VINTON
Distance	8.4 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 26 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	34.2 inches

Station	INDEPENDENCE
Distance	26.9 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 26 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	34.7 inches

Station	OELWEIN 2 S
Distance	38.5 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 24 F
Apr Temp	36 to 58 F
Jul Temp	62 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	34.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Atkins	1,861	$102,692
Center Point	2,534	$90,969
Newhall	993	$80,543
Palo	1,182	$79,615
Urbana	1,477	$95,417
Vinton	5,124	$67,941

Shellsburg Public Libraries

Shellsburg Public Library
110 MAIN ST
Shellsburg, Iowa
(319) 436-2112

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Shellsburg Public Schools

Shellsburg Elementary School
203 Cottage St
ZIP: 52332
(319) 436-4728
Primary
Total Enrollment 252

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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