Shelly vs Twin Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Shelly and Twin Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Shelly and Twin Valley are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Twin Valley has the higher population (725 vs 195 in Shelly). Twin Valley has the higher median household income ($59,250 vs $51,250 in Shelly). Shelly has the higher median home value ($88,300 vs $85,000 in Twin Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Shelly	Twin Valley
Population	195	725
Median age	34.6 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$59,250
Median home value	$88,300	$85,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,046
Housing units	120	397
Homeownership rate	95.1%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shelly	Twin Valley
Population	133 → 195 (+46.6%)	765 → 725 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$54,375 → $51,250 (-5.7%)	$45,368 → $59,250 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$67,800 → $88,300 (+30.2%)	$65,000 → $85,000 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$630 → $1,046 (+66.0%)

Shelly

Population

133195

Median household income

$54,375$51,250

Median home value

$67,800$88,300

Twin Valley

Population

765725

Median household income

$45,368$59,250

Median home value

$65,000$85,000

Median gross rent

$630$1,046

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shelly	Twin Valley
Under 5	6.2%	8.1%
5 to 17	19.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	3.6%
25 to 34	19.0%	17.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	9.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.5%
55 to 64	7.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.3%	8.1%
75 and over	7.2%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shelly	Twin Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	86.5%
Black or African American	7.2%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.1%	4.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shelly	Twin Valley
No high school diploma	17.7%	7.6%
High school graduate	28.5%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shelly	Twin Valley
Drove alone	72.4%	70.7%
Carpooled	25.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shelly	Twin Valley
1-unit, detached	85.0%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Shelly	Twin Valley
Poverty rate	16.3%	10.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1949	1964