Plantersville vs Shiro

A side-by-side comparison of Plantersville and Shiro: population, income, housing, and more.

Plantersville and Shiro are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Plantersville has the higher population (551 vs 103 in Shiro). Plantersville has the higher median home value ($236,000 vs $24,000 in Shiro). Since 2019, Plantersville's population has grown faster (+27.8% vs -42.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Plantersville	Shiro
Population	551	103
Median age	45.3 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$100,192	—
Median home value	$236,000	$24,000
Median gross rent	$943	—
Housing units	230	97
Homeownership rate	80.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Plantersville	Shiro
Population	431 → 551 (+27.8%)	180 → 103 (-42.8%)
Median household income	$34,531 → $100,192 (+190.2%)	$30,000 → $46,563 (+55.2%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $236,000 (+71.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$832 → $943 (+13.3%)	—

Plantersville

Population

431551

Median household income

$34,531$100,192

Median home value

$137,500$236,000

Median gross rent

$832$943

Shiro

Population

180103

Median household income

$30,000$46,563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Plantersville	Shiro
Under 5	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.7%	30.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	18.3%	20.4%
55 to 64	11.6%	22.3%
65 to 74	14.3%	27.2%
75 and over	6.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Plantersville	Shiro
White (non-Hispanic)	56.4%	10.7%
Black or African American	17.8%	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	38.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.3%	30.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Plantersville	Shiro
No high school diploma	21.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.4%	70.8%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Plantersville	Shiro
Drove alone	66.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	19.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Plantersville	Shiro
1-unit, detached	63.5%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.1%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Plantersville	Shiro
Poverty rate	24.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	40	—
Median year structure built	2002	1972