Moreland vs Shelley

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

Moreland 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 1,386 in Moreland). Shelley has the higher median household income ($63,864 vs $60,048 in Moreland). Shelley has the higher median home value ($267,200 vs $260,100 in Moreland).

Population, income & housing

	Moreland	Shelley
Population	1,386	4,987
Median age	29.3 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,048	$63,864
Median home value	$260,100	$267,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,212
Housing units	411	1,787
Homeownership rate	98.5%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moreland	Shelley
Population	1,232 → 1,386 (+12.5%)	4,372 → 4,987 (+14.1%)
Median household income	$56,324 → $60,048 (+6.6%)	$52,500 → $63,864 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $260,100 (+65.7%)	$155,300 → $267,200 (+72.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$759 → $1,212 (+59.7%)

Moreland

Population

1,2321,386

Median household income

$56,324$60,048

Median home value

$157,000$260,100

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)

	Moreland	Shelley
Under 5	14.0%	11.1%
5 to 17	21.4%	21.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	11.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	4.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	8.9%	8.1%
55 to 64	10.3%	6.8%
65 to 74	13.8%	7.9%
75 and over	5.1%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moreland	Shelley
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moreland	Shelley
No high school diploma	6.5%	10.6%
High school graduate	51.1%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moreland	Shelley
Drove alone	82.5%	80.4%
Carpooled	2.3%	9.3%
Public transit	4.9%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moreland	Shelley
1-unit, detached	89.1%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Moreland	Shelley
Poverty rate	19.3%	9.2%
Average household size	3.37	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1974	1976