Barrett vs Sheldon

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

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

Barrett has the higher population (2,938 vs 2,449 in Sheldon). Sheldon has the higher median household income ($72,937 vs $70,594 in Barrett). Barrett has the higher median home value ($133,600 vs $94,400 in Sheldon).

Population, income & housing

	Barrett	Sheldon
Population	2,938	2,449
Median age	27.9 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,594	$72,937
Median home value	$133,600	$94,400
Median gross rent	$1,330	$1,432
Housing units	1,285	662
Homeownership rate	86.7%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barrett	Sheldon
Population	3,807 → 2,938 (-22.8%)	1,921 → 2,449 (+27.5%)
Median household income	$51,593 → $70,594 (+36.8%)	$56,855 → $72,937 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$58,200 → $133,600 (+129.6%)	$109,700 → $94,400 (-13.9%)
Median gross rent	$899 → $1,330 (+47.9%)	$1,311 → $1,432 (+9.2%)

Barrett

Population

3,8072,938

Median household income

$51,593$70,594

Median home value

$58,200$133,600

Median gross rent

$899$1,330

Sheldon

Population

1,9212,449

Median household income

$56,855$72,937

Median home value

$109,700$94,400

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,432

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barrett	Sheldon
Under 5	11.6%	10.2%
5 to 17	14.2%	25.3%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	20.0%	21.7%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	7.9%	7.1%
65 to 74	7.6%	4.1%
75 and over	6.4%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barrett	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	12.8%	18.1%
Black or African American	45.3%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	37.2%	75.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barrett	Sheldon
No high school diploma	13.5%	25.6%
High school graduate	22.9%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	47.0%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barrett	Sheldon
Drove alone	64.1%	74.7%
Carpooled	30.0%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barrett	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	78.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barrett	Sheldon
Poverty rate	25.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.72	3.70
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1976	1977