Clarence vs Shelbyville

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

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

Clarence has the higher population (894 vs 583 in Shelbyville). Shelbyville has the higher median household income ($46,875 vs $29,306 in Clarence). Shelbyville has the higher median home value ($75,600 vs $73,800 in Clarence).

Population, income & housing

	Clarence	Shelbyville
Population	894	583
Median age	52.3 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$29,306	$46,875
Median home value	$73,800	$75,600
Median gross rent	$590	$450
Housing units	476	286
Homeownership rate	67.5%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarence	Shelbyville
Population	1,004 → 894 (-11.0%)	461 → 583 (+26.5%)
Median household income	$33,155 → $29,306 (-11.6%)	$40,368 → $46,875 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$49,000 → $73,800 (+50.6%)	$59,100 → $75,600 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$397 → $590 (+48.6%)	$513 → $450 (-12.3%)

Clarence

Population

1,004894

Median household income

$33,155$29,306

Median home value

$49,000$73,800

Median gross rent

$397$590

Shelbyville

Population

461583

Median household income

$40,368$46,875

Median home value

$59,100$75,600

Median gross rent

$513$450

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarence	Shelbyville
Under 5	2.3%	9.1%
5 to 17	11.7%	15.3%
18 to 24	12.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	4.3%	16.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.8%	8.7%
55 to 64	16.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	19.4%	11.5%
75 and over	11.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarence	Shelbyville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarence	Shelbyville
No high school diploma	16.6%	6.2%
High school graduate	54.9%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarence	Shelbyville
Drove alone	91.7%	89.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarence	Shelbyville
1-unit, detached	68.7%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	14.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Clarence	Shelbyville
Poverty rate	32.9%	16.9%
Average household size	2.12	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1963	1970