COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shellsburg vs Coralville
PLACE A
Shellsburg, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Coralville, Iowa
Shellsburg is 96% smaller than Coralville. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Coralville has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -2%).
SHELLSBURGCORALVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population99723,960−96% vs Coralville
Population density1,2621,891−629
Population growth-2.2%18.0%−20.3 pts
Median age40.434.0+6.4
Male44.9%52.4%−7.5 pts
Female55.1%47.6%+7.5 pts
Foreign-born1.8%14.0%−12.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.2%66.7%+26.5 pts
Black0.0%13.4%−13.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%5.4%−2.2 pts
Asian0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Other3.6%6.0%−2.4 pts
Median household income$70,179$69,144+$1,035
Per capita income$34,557$47,041−$12,484
Poverty rate2.7%13.0%−10.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.487−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%56.0%−43.4 pts
Graduate degree4.0%24.0%−20.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%2.2%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation61.4%68.9%−7.5 pts
Median home value$175,800$298,500−$122,700
Median gross rent$967$1,057−$90
Owner-occupied87.3%55.9%+31.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.7%5.7%+17.0 pts
Rent-burdened households22.0%53.4%−31.5 pts
Average commute25.819.3+6.4
Worked from home10.6%13.3%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Uninsured4.3%6.4%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025