Romney vs Shadeland

A side-by-side comparison of Romney and Shadeland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shadeland has the higher population (2,257 vs 561 in Romney). Shadeland has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $61,133 in Romney). Shadeland has the higher median home value ($261,300 vs $155,300 in Romney).

Population, income & housing

	Romney	Shadeland
Population	561	2,257
Median age	37.4 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,133	$88,125
Median home value	$155,300	$261,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,073
Housing units	211	861
Homeownership rate	93.8%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Romney	Shadeland
Population	534 → 561 (+5.1%)	1,913 → 2,257 (+18.0%)
Median household income	$50,089 → $61,133 (+22.0%)	$75,069 → $88,125 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $155,300 (+16.1%)	$182,800 → $261,300 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$819 → $1,073 (+31.0%)

Romney

Population

534561

Median household income

$50,089$61,133

Median home value

$133,800$155,300

Shadeland

Population

1,9132,257

Median household income

$75,069$88,125

Median home value

$182,800$261,300

Median gross rent

$819$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Romney	Shadeland
Under 5	1.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	32.3%	20.7%
18 to 24	10.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	3.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	17.9%
45 to 54	29.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	2.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	1.6%	7.6%
75 and over	4.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Romney	Shadeland
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Romney	Shadeland
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	35.8%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Romney	Shadeland
Drove alone	100.0%	78.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Romney	Shadeland
1-unit, detached	100.0%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Romney	Shadeland
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.9%
Average household size	3.17	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	31	17
Median year structure built	1953	1983