Shirley vs Wilkinson

A side-by-side comparison of Shirley and Wilkinson: population, income, housing, and more.

Shirley and Wilkinson are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shirley has the higher population (1,026 vs 427 in Wilkinson). Shirley has the higher median household income ($66,429 vs $63,500 in Wilkinson). Wilkinson has the higher median home value ($132,500 vs $103,700 in Shirley).

Population, income & housing

	Shirley	Wilkinson
Population	1,026	427
Median age	33.2 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,429	$63,500
Median home value	$103,700	$132,500
Median gross rent	$513	$850
Housing units	400	208
Homeownership rate	88.0%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shirley	Wilkinson
Population	952 → 1,026 (+7.8%)	413 → 427 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$55,040 → $66,429 (+20.7%)	$54,375 → $63,500 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$78,200 → $103,700 (+32.6%)	$96,000 → $132,500 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $513 (-31.1%)	$956 → $850 (-11.1%)

Shirley

Population

9521,026

Median household income

$55,040$66,429

Median home value

$78,200$103,700

Median gross rent

$745$513

Wilkinson

Population

413427

Median household income

$54,375$63,500

Median home value

$96,000$132,500

Median gross rent

$956$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shirley	Wilkinson
Under 5	3.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	27.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	14.5%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	8.4%
65 to 74	5.4%	11.2%
75 and over	6.7%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shirley	Wilkinson
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	4.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shirley	Wilkinson
No high school diploma	10.3%	4.0%
High school graduate	47.1%	61.0%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shirley	Wilkinson
Drove alone	90.7%	88.9%
Carpooled	4.8%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shirley	Wilkinson
1-unit, detached	86.8%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Shirley	Wilkinson
Poverty rate	9.0%	5.4%
Average household size	2.73	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1956	1956