Shelby vs Wilton

A side-by-side comparison of Shelby and Wilton: population, income, housing, and more.

Shelby and Wilton are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Both have a population of 691. Wilton has the higher median home value ($145,800 vs $95,200 in Shelby). Since 2019, Wilton's population has grown faster (-7.7% vs -21.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Shelby	Wilton
Population	691	691
Median age	58.0 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,000
Median home value	$95,200	$145,800
Median gross rent	—	$391
Housing units	380	246
Homeownership rate	92.4%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shelby	Wilton
Population	885 → 691 (-21.9%)	749 → 691 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$72,891 → $28,403 (-61.0%)	$49,028 → $54,000 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$96,000 → $95,200 (-0.8%)	$106,400 → $145,800 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$518 → $391 (-24.5%)

Shelby

Population

885691

Median household income

$72,891$28,403

Median home value

$96,000$95,200

Wilton

Population

749691

Median household income

$49,028$54,000

Median home value

$106,400$145,800

Median gross rent

$518$391

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shelby	Wilton
Under 5	0.0%	9.3%
5 to 17	10.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	9.0%	13.7%
25 to 34	5.2%	17.5%
35 to 44	4.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	16.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	21.6%	6.4%
65 to 74	8.7%	5.8%
75 and over	24.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shelby	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	42.7%
Black or African American	17.2%	35.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shelby	Wilton
No high school diploma	7.9%	22.9%
High school graduate	55.4%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shelby	Wilton
Drove alone	83.6%	77.6%
Carpooled	16.4%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shelby	Wilton
1-unit, detached	39.5%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60.5%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Shelby	Wilton
Poverty rate	15.1%	14.3%
Average household size	2.19	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1992	1977