With 1,389 people, Shelton is a city in Nebraska. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $142,100, having more than doubled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 34.4. Growth has run 22% since 2000, or 249 more people.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,278, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shelton
What changed most since 1990
Median age38.8 → 34.4(−4.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share4.6% → 24.5%(+19.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$66,242 → $142,100(+115%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)48.6%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era8.1%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 37 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Shelton, decade by decade
Shelton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
954
$53,550
$66,242
9.4%
14.7
2000
1,140
$68,463
$107,113
16.2%
37.4
2010
1,059
$72,528
$126,019
21.9%
40.0
2020
1,034
$60,446
$123,386
15.3%
40.9
2024
1,389
$81,278
$142,100
17.8%
50.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
