Aberdeen vs Shelley

A side-by-side comparison of Aberdeen and Shelley: population, income, housing, and more.

Aberdeen and Shelley are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shelley has the higher population (4,987 vs 2,418 in Aberdeen). Aberdeen has the higher median household income ($67,813 vs $63,864 in Shelley). Shelley has the higher median home value ($267,200 vs $144,700 in Aberdeen).

Population, income & housing

	Aberdeen	Shelley
Population	2,418	4,987
Median age	28.1 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,813	$63,864
Median home value	$144,700	$267,200
Median gross rent	$663	$1,212
Housing units	760	1,787
Homeownership rate	81.7%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aberdeen	Shelley
Population	2,088 → 2,418 (+15.8%)	4,372 → 4,987 (+14.1%)
Median household income	$46,825 → $67,813 (+44.8%)	$52,500 → $63,864 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$93,400 → $144,700 (+54.9%)	$155,300 → $267,200 (+72.1%)
Median gross rent	$483 → $663 (+37.3%)	$759 → $1,212 (+59.7%)

Aberdeen

Population

2,0882,418

Median household income

$46,825$67,813

Median home value

$93,400$144,700

Median gross rent

$483$663

Shelley

Population

4,3724,987

Median household income

$52,500$63,864

Median home value

$155,300$267,200

Median gross rent

$759$1,212

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aberdeen	Shelley
Under 5	9.8%	11.1%
5 to 17	25.4%	21.6%
18 to 24	14.1%	11.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.0%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	8.1%
55 to 64	7.6%	6.8%
65 to 74	4.8%	7.9%
75 and over	5.4%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aberdeen	Shelley
White (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	74.8%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aberdeen	Shelley
No high school diploma	43.5%	10.6%
High school graduate	27.1%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aberdeen	Shelley
Drove alone	87.3%	80.4%
Carpooled	8.9%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aberdeen	Shelley
1-unit, detached	73.4%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	11.8%
20 or more units	1.2%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Aberdeen	Shelley
Poverty rate	7.4%	9.2%
Average household size	3.49	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1964	1976