Shell Knob vs Washburn

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

Shell Knob and Washburn 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 561 in Washburn). Washburn has the higher median household income ($65,125 vs $51,852 in Shell Knob). Shell Knob has the higher median home value ($304,700 vs $122,100 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Shell Knob	Washburn
Population	1,445	561
Median age	59.5 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,852	$65,125
Median home value	$304,700	$122,100
Median gross rent	$1,010	$719
Housing units	1,471	246
Homeownership rate	84.8%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shell Knob	Washburn
Population	1,091 → 1,445 (+32.4%)	456 → 561 (+23.0%)
Median household income	$38,080 → $51,852 (+36.2%)	$48,333 → $65,125 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$197,300 → $304,700 (+54.4%)	$86,300 → $122,100 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $1,010 (+48.3%)	$666 → $719 (+8.0%)

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

Washburn

Population

456561

Median household income

$48,333$65,125

Median home value

$86,300$122,100

Median gross rent

$666$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shell Knob	Washburn
Under 5	3.3%	15.2%
5 to 17	7.9%	19.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.6%
25 to 34	10.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	6.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.6%
55 to 64	18.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	20.6%	7.5%
75 and over	15.7%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shell Knob	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	60.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.7%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	15.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.4%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shell Knob	Washburn
No high school diploma	9.8%	14.1%
High school graduate	48.4%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shell Knob	Washburn
Drove alone	59.9%	89.8%
Carpooled	16.2%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.4%	4.5%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shell Knob	Washburn
1-unit, detached	84.8%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Shell Knob	Washburn
Poverty rate	16.5%	17.1%
Average household size	2.11	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1993	1991