Bronaugh vs Sheldon

A side-by-side comparison of Bronaugh and Sheldon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sheldon has the higher population (362 vs 115 in Bronaugh). Bronaugh has the higher median household income ($70,179 vs $42,386 in Sheldon). Since 2019, Sheldon's population has grown faster (-18.5% vs -42.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Bronaugh	Sheldon
Population	115	362
Median age	36.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,179	$42,386
Median home value	—	$76,700
Median gross rent	$1,125	$601
Housing units	59	207
Homeownership rate	79.5%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronaugh	Sheldon
Population	199 → 115 (-42.2%)	444 → 362 (-18.5%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $70,179 (+51.7%)	$35,833 → $42,386 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$57,500 → $50,000 (-13.0%)	$48,200 → $76,700 (+59.1%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $1,125 (+35.7%)	$548 → $601 (+9.7%)

Bronaugh

Population

199115

Median household income

$46,250$70,179

Median home value

$57,500$50,000

Median gross rent

$829$1,125

Sheldon

Population

444362

Median household income

$35,833$42,386

Median home value

$48,200$76,700

Median gross rent

$548$601

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronaugh	Sheldon
Under 5	16.5%	2.2%
5 to 17	16.5%	18.8%
18 to 24	4.3%	10.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	7.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	9.6%	17.1%
65 to 74	13.9%	14.4%
75 and over	3.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronaugh	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronaugh	Sheldon
No high school diploma	2.8%	17.3%
High school graduate	36.1%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	48.6%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronaugh	Sheldon
Drove alone	84.4%	78.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bronaugh	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	72.9%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	18.6%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Bronaugh	Sheldon
Poverty rate	27.7%	29.8%
Average household size	2.95	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1962	1975