Norris Canyon vs Shell Ridge

A side-by-side comparison of Norris Canyon and Shell Ridge: population, income, housing, and more.

Norris Canyon and Shell Ridge are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shell Ridge has the higher population (998 vs 846 in Norris Canyon). Shell Ridge has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $237,813 in Norris Canyon). Both have a median home value of $2,000,001.

Population, income & housing

	Norris Canyon	Shell Ridge
Population	846	998
Median age	48.7 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$237,813	$250,001
Median home value	$2,000,001	$2,000,001
Housing units	323	347
Homeownership rate	100.0%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.4%	81.9%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norris Canyon	Shell Ridge
Population	897 → 846 (-5.7%)	1,342 → 998 (-25.6%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $237,813 (-4.9%)	$214,740 → $250,001 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$978,200 → $2,000,001 (+104.5%)

Norris Canyon

Population

897846

Median household income

$250,001$237,813

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Shell Ridge

Population

1,342998

Median household income

$214,740$250,001

Median home value

$978,200$2,000,001

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norris Canyon	Shell Ridge
Under 5	2.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	18.4%	19.2%
18 to 24	5.3%	1.3%
25 to 34	4.1%	7.0%
35 to 44	16.1%	21.0%
45 to 54	15.4%	21.7%
55 to 64	20.7%	7.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	14.8%
75 and over	5.6%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norris Canyon	Shell Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	9.3%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	84.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norris Canyon	Shell Ridge
No high school diploma	4.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	16.0%	3.9%
Some college or associate's	9.6%	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	34.4%	46.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norris Canyon	Shell Ridge
Drove alone	45.9%	71.6%
Carpooled	22.2%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.9%	26.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norris Canyon	Shell Ridge
1-unit, detached	100.0%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Norris Canyon	Shell Ridge
Poverty rate	3.0%	1.1%
Average household size	3.50	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	40	42
Median year structure built	2005	1961