Schell City vs Sheldon

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

Schell City 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 164 in Schell City). Sheldon has the higher median household income ($42,386 vs $37,750 in Schell City). Sheldon has the higher median home value ($76,700 vs $47,000 in Schell City).

Population, income & housing

	Schell City	Sheldon
Population	164	362
Median age	50.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$37,750	$42,386
Median home value	$47,000	$76,700
Median gross rent	$510	$601
Housing units	125	207
Homeownership rate	72.8%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schell City	Sheldon
Population	227 → 164 (-27.8%)	444 → 362 (-18.5%)
Median household income	$31,806 → $37,750 (+18.7%)	$35,833 → $42,386 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$48,600 → $47,000 (-3.3%)	$48,200 → $76,700 (+59.1%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $510 (+36.0%)	$548 → $601 (+9.7%)

Schell City

Population

227164

Median household income

$31,806$37,750

Median home value

$48,600$47,000

Median gross rent

$375$510

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)

	Schell City	Sheldon
Under 5	15.9%	2.2%
5 to 17	6.7%	18.8%
18 to 24	11.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	9.1%	7.5%
35 to 44	2.4%	10.8%
45 to 54	15.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	8.5%	17.1%
65 to 74	15.9%	14.4%
75 and over	15.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schell City	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	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	3.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schell City	Sheldon
No high school diploma	14.7%	17.3%
High school graduate	54.1%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schell City	Sheldon
Drove alone	67.3%	78.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.5%	5.7%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schell City	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	70.4%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.8%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Schell City	Sheldon
Poverty rate	12.2%	29.8%
Average household size	2.02	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	40	20
Median year structure built	1974	1975