Shelton is a city of 10,612 people in Washington. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 32.5. Households here earn about 29% less than in Washington as a whole. Growth has run 26% since 2000, or 2,170 more people. There are 1,825 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,598, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shelton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$118,083 → $345,700(+193%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share4.4% → 28.2%(+23.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share91.3% → 63.3%(−28.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shelton's population equals 16% of Mason County's. Its number of households without a car equals 33% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 7.3% of the county's.
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)30.3%(165)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(102)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.1%(224)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 545 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
7,241
$48,930
$118,083
12.9%
20.5
2000
8,442
$59,204
$169,960
13.2%
39.6
2010
9,834
$47,368
$235,782
13.7%
54.0
2020
10,371
$56,337
$223,136
12.9%
67.0
2024
10,612
$69,598
$345,700
18.1%
64.3
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.
