Seligman vs Shell Knob

A side-by-side comparison of Seligman and Shell Knob: population, income, housing, and more.

Seligman and Shell Knob are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shell Knob has the higher population (1,445 vs 974 in Seligman). Shell Knob has the higher median household income ($51,852 vs $45,052 in Seligman). Shell Knob has the higher median home value ($304,700 vs $85,000 in Seligman).

Population, income & housing

	Seligman	Shell Knob
Population	974	1,445
Median age	27.3 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,052	$51,852
Median home value	$85,000	$304,700
Median gross rent	$785	$1,010
Housing units	397	1,471
Homeownership rate	49.2%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seligman	Shell Knob
Population	881 → 974 (+10.6%)	1,091 → 1,445 (+32.4%)
Median household income	$26,827 → $45,052 (+67.9%)	$38,080 → $51,852 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$78,300 → $85,000 (+8.6%)	$197,300 → $304,700 (+54.4%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $785 (+23.0%)	$681 → $1,010 (+48.3%)

Seligman

Population

881974

Median household income

$26,827$45,052

Median home value

$78,300$85,000

Median gross rent

$638$785

Shell Knob

Population

1,0911,445

Median household income

$38,080$51,852

Median home value

$197,300$304,700

Median gross rent

$681$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Seligman	Shell Knob
Under 5	10.7%	3.3%
5 to 17	25.4%	7.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.4%
25 to 34	15.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	6.2%
45 to 54	14.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	18.8%
65 to 74	3.6%	20.6%
75 and over	2.6%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seligman	Shell Knob
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	7.6%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seligman	Shell Knob
No high school diploma	21.2%	9.8%
High school graduate	44.8%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seligman	Shell Knob
Drove alone	81.7%	59.9%
Carpooled	11.7%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	19.4%
Other means	0.8%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seligman	Shell Knob
1-unit, detached	54.2%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.3%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Seligman	Shell Knob
Poverty rate	20.0%	16.5%
Average household size	3.09	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1988	1993