Hesperia vs Shelby

A side-by-side comparison of Hesperia and Shelby: population, income, housing, and more.

Hesperia and Shelby are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shelby has the higher population (2,571 vs 1,007 in Hesperia). Shelby has the higher median household income ($53,309 vs $44,271 in Hesperia). Shelby has the higher median home value ($124,000 vs $121,300 in Hesperia).

Population, income & housing

	Hesperia	Shelby
Population	1,007	2,571
Median age	41.6 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,271	$53,309
Median home value	$121,300	$124,000
Median gross rent	$556	$682
Housing units	423	877
Homeownership rate	72.9%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hesperia	Shelby
Population	951 → 1,007 (+5.9%)	2,427 → 2,571 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$34,948 → $44,271 (+26.7%)	$43,511 → $53,309 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$82,200 → $121,300 (+47.6%)	$87,700 → $124,000 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $556 (-4.3%)	$728 → $682 (-6.3%)

Hesperia

Population

9511,007

Median household income

$34,948$44,271

Median home value

$82,200$121,300

Median gross rent

$581$556

Shelby

Population

2,4272,571

Median household income

$43,511$53,309

Median home value

$87,700$124,000

Median gross rent

$728$682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hesperia	Shelby
Under 5	5.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.1%	24.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	11.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	16.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	7.3%
65 to 74	16.5%	7.4%
75 and over	6.9%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hesperia	Shelby
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	39.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	58.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hesperia	Shelby
No high school diploma	12.3%	17.2%
High school graduate	50.4%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hesperia	Shelby
Drove alone	84.2%	75.1%
Carpooled	5.2%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hesperia	Shelby
1-unit, detached	77.3%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Hesperia	Shelby
Poverty rate	18.1%	16.8%
Average household size	2.49	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	28	16
Median year structure built	1962	1961