Glenwood vs Shelton

A side-by-side comparison of Glenwood and Shelton: population, income, housing, and more.

Glenwood and Shelton are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shelton has the higher population (1,354 vs 663 in Glenwood). Glenwood has the higher median home value ($283,100 vs $137,100 in Shelton). Since 2019, Shelton's population has grown faster (+22.3% vs +20.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Glenwood	Shelton
Population	663	1,354
Median age	51.2 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,781
Median home value	$283,100	$137,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,057
Housing units	206	523
Homeownership rate	100.0%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.7%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenwood	Shelton
Population	549 → 663 (+20.8%)	1,107 → 1,354 (+22.3%)
Median household income	$74,917 → $83,594 (+11.6%)	$49,583 → $75,781 (+52.8%)
Median home value	$260,500 → $283,100 (+8.7%)	$108,400 → $137,100 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$658 → $1,057 (+60.6%)

Glenwood

Population

549663

Median household income

$74,917$83,594

Median home value

$260,500$283,100

Shelton

Population

1,1071,354

Median household income

$49,583$75,781

Median home value

$108,400$137,100

Median gross rent

$658$1,057

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenwood	Shelton
Under 5	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	34.1%	21.0%
18 to 24	2.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	18.5%
35 to 44	6.6%	9.9%
45 to 54	22.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	30.8%	11.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.7%
75 and over	3.3%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenwood	Shelton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	71.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	27.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenwood	Shelton
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.2%
High school graduate	7.6%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	49.5%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	31.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenwood	Shelton
Drove alone	100.0%	84.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenwood	Shelton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Glenwood	Shelton
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.4%
Average household size	3.22	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	13	25
Median year structure built	1994	1965