Clarence vs Shelbina

A side-by-side comparison of Clarence and Shelbina: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shelbina has the higher population (2,108 vs 894 in Clarence). Shelbina has the higher median household income ($52,176 vs $29,306 in Clarence). Shelbina has the higher median home value ($79,500 vs $73,800 in Clarence).

Population, income & housing

	Clarence	Shelbina
Population	894	2,108
Median age	52.3 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$29,306	$52,176
Median home value	$73,800	$79,500
Median gross rent	$590	$666
Housing units	476	901
Homeownership rate	67.5%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarence	Shelbina
Population	1,004 → 894 (-11.0%)	1,635 → 2,108 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$33,155 → $29,306 (-11.6%)	$38,594 → $52,176 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$49,000 → $73,800 (+50.6%)	$69,200 → $79,500 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$397 → $590 (+48.6%)	$611 → $666 (+9.0%)

Clarence

Population

1,004894

Median household income

$33,155$29,306

Median home value

$49,000$73,800

Median gross rent

$397$590

Shelbina

Population

1,6352,108

Median household income

$38,594$52,176

Median home value

$69,200$79,500

Median gross rent

$611$666

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarence	Shelbina
Under 5	2.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	11.7%	19.2%
18 to 24	12.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	4.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	16.9%	11.2%
65 to 74	19.4%	8.4%
75 and over	11.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarence	Shelbina
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarence	Shelbina
No high school diploma	16.6%	6.2%
High school graduate	54.9%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarence	Shelbina
Drove alone	91.7%	81.2%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarence	Shelbina
1-unit, detached	68.7%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.5%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Clarence	Shelbina
Poverty rate	32.9%	16.0%
Average household size	2.12	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1963	1962