Nevada vs Sheldon

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

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

Nevada has the higher population (7,998 vs 362 in Sheldon). Nevada has the higher median household income ($45,799 vs $42,386 in Sheldon). Nevada has the higher median home value ($100,600 vs $76,700 in Sheldon).

Population, income & housing

	Nevada	Sheldon
Population	7,998	362
Median age	37.5 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,799	$42,386
Median home value	$100,600	$76,700
Median gross rent	$716	$601
Housing units	3,871	207
Homeownership rate	56.3%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nevada	Sheldon
Population	8,317 → 7,998 (-3.8%)	444 → 362 (-18.5%)
Median household income	$34,325 → $45,799 (+33.4%)	$35,833 → $42,386 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$71,100 → $100,600 (+41.5%)	$48,200 → $76,700 (+59.1%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $716 (+11.0%)	$548 → $601 (+9.7%)

Nevada

Population

8,3177,998

Median household income

$34,325$45,799

Median home value

$71,100$100,600

Median gross rent

$645$716

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)

	Nevada	Sheldon
Under 5	4.9%	2.2%
5 to 17	14.9%	18.8%
18 to 24	12.3%	10.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	7.5%
35 to 44	13.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	7.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	17.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	14.4%
75 and over	10.7%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nevada	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	92.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nevada	Sheldon
No high school diploma	10.2%	17.3%
High school graduate	37.4%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nevada	Sheldon
Drove alone	69.7%	78.9%
Carpooled	12.8%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	5.7%
Other means	4.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nevada	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	78.5%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Nevada	Sheldon
Poverty rate	24.4%	29.8%
Average household size	2.15	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1959	1975