Hymera vs Shelburn

A side-by-side comparison of Hymera and Shelburn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shelburn has the higher population (1,325 vs 835 in Hymera). Hymera has the higher median household income ($46,122 vs $41,176 in Shelburn). Hymera has the higher median home value ($79,300 vs $72,000 in Shelburn).

Population, income & housing

	Hymera	Shelburn
Population	835	1,325
Median age	40.2 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$46,122	$41,176
Median home value	$79,300	$72,000
Median gross rent	$890	$750
Housing units	384	669
Homeownership rate	63.6%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hymera	Shelburn
Population	776 → 835 (+7.6%)	1,406 → 1,325 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$40,125 → $46,122 (+14.9%)	$45,648 → $41,176 (-9.8%)
Median home value	$57,200 → $79,300 (+38.6%)	$60,400 → $72,000 (+19.2%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $890 (+25.5%)	$718 → $750 (+4.5%)

Hymera

Population

776835

Median household income

$40,125$46,122

Median home value

$57,200$79,300

Median gross rent

$709$890

Shelburn

Population

1,4061,325

Median household income

$45,648$41,176

Median home value

$60,400$72,000

Median gross rent

$718$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hymera	Shelburn
Under 5	6.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	14.4%	13.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	5.8%
25 to 34	15.2%	17.1%
35 to 44	10.1%	18.4%
45 to 54	15.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	18.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.5%	7.5%
75 and over	4.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hymera	Shelburn
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
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	2.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hymera	Shelburn
No high school diploma	18.8%	25.8%
High school graduate	45.8%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hymera	Shelburn
Drove alone	77.9%	78.9%
Carpooled	18.9%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	2.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hymera	Shelburn
1-unit, detached	73.2%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.3%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Hymera	Shelburn
Poverty rate	12.8%	23.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	34	21
Median year structure built	1955	1981