Census place 5363735

Shelton

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Shelton city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Shelton.

According to the 2025 estimate, Shelton has a population of 10,921 and 1,689 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 91 covered Washington places are: population density is 1,689/sq mi, below the comparison median of 2,972/sq mi; median home value is $345,700, below the comparison median of $549,300; and median household income is $69,598, below the comparison median of $91,951. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

population density
1,689/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 2,972/sq mi
median home value
$345,700
Below the comparison median of $549,300
median household income
$69,598
Below the comparison median of $91,951

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Shelton's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
10,921
2025 estimate
Annual change
+1.6%
Population estimate
Density
1,689/sq mi
6.5 sq mi land area
Median age
32.5 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$69,598
Median home value
$345,700
Median gross rent
$1,365
Bachelor’s degree or higher
18.1%
Typical commute
25.1 min
Drive-alone commute
73.2%
Public transit commute
0.6%
Walked to work
2.7%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
38%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
51.8%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
53.3%
Unemployed residents 16+
2.1%
Working from home
9.2%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
93.9%
Homes built 2020+
0%
Households without a vehicle
9.6%
Households with children
34.1%
Residents with a disability
16%
Residents without insurance
9.3%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Mason County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
19
Severe Storm declarations
10
Flood declarations
6
Coastal Storm declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: SHELTON AP (2 mi from place center)
Average high
61.6°F
Average low
41.2°F
Annual rainfall
67.9"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Shelton.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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