Ravenna vs Shelton

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

Ravenna 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 1,352 in Ravenna). Shelton has the higher median household income ($75,781 vs $64,844 in Ravenna). Shelton has the higher median home value ($137,100 vs $129,600 in Ravenna).

Population, income & housing

	Ravenna	Shelton
Population	1,352	1,354
Median age	45.4 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,844	$75,781
Median home value	$129,600	$137,100
Median gross rent	$917	$1,057
Housing units	668	523
Homeownership rate	66.9%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ravenna	Shelton
Population	1,439 → 1,352 (-6.0%)	1,107 → 1,354 (+22.3%)
Median household income	$50,172 → $64,844 (+29.2%)	$49,583 → $75,781 (+52.8%)
Median home value	$92,400 → $129,600 (+40.3%)	$108,400 → $137,100 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $917 (+50.1%)	$658 → $1,057 (+60.6%)

Ravenna

Population

1,4391,352

Median household income

$50,172$64,844

Median home value

$92,400$129,600

Median gross rent

$611$917

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)

	Ravenna	Shelton
Under 5	4.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	21.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	18.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	9.9%
45 to 54	17.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	11.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.7%
75 and over	12.8%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ravenna	Shelton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	71.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	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	6.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	27.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ravenna	Shelton
No high school diploma	5.9%	16.2%
High school graduate	43.0%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ravenna	Shelton
Drove alone	86.2%	84.4%
Carpooled	7.5%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.5%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ravenna	Shelton
1-unit, detached	85.9%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.6%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Ravenna	Shelton
Poverty rate	13.8%	7.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1948	1965