Shelburn vs Sullivan

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

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

Sullivan has the higher population (4,250 vs 1,325 in Shelburn). Sullivan has the higher median household income ($44,313 vs $41,176 in Shelburn). Sullivan has the higher median home value ($97,000 vs $72,000 in Shelburn).

Population, income & housing

	Shelburn	Sullivan
Population	1,325	4,250
Median age	37.4 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,176	$44,313
Median home value	$72,000	$97,000
Median gross rent	$750	$836
Housing units	669	2,044
Homeownership rate	58.1%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shelburn	Sullivan
Population	1,406 → 1,325 (-5.8%)	4,082 → 4,250 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$45,648 → $41,176 (-9.8%)	$34,402 → $44,313 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$60,400 → $72,000 (+19.2%)	$73,700 → $97,000 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $750 (+4.5%)	$616 → $836 (+35.7%)

Shelburn

Population

1,4061,325

Median household income

$45,648$41,176

Median home value

$60,400$72,000

Median gross rent

$718$750

Sullivan

Population

4,0824,250

Median household income

$34,402$44,313

Median home value

$73,700$97,000

Median gross rent

$616$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shelburn	Sullivan
Under 5	7.6%	10.3%
5 to 17	13.5%	20.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	17.1%	12.4%
35 to 44	18.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	7.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	10.3%
75 and over	3.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shelburn	Sullivan
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.1%
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%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shelburn	Sullivan
No high school diploma	25.8%	6.9%
High school graduate	39.5%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shelburn	Sullivan
Drove alone	78.9%	88.2%
Carpooled	16.7%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	2.8%	5.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shelburn	Sullivan
1-unit, detached	68.8%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	20.3%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Shelburn	Sullivan
Poverty rate	23.2%	20.6%
Average household size	2.23	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1981	1959