Crosby vs Sheldon

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

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

Crosby has the higher population (3,038 vs 2,449 in Sheldon). Sheldon has the higher median household income ($72,937 vs $43,795 in Crosby). Crosby has the higher median home value ($202,700 vs $94,400 in Sheldon).

Population, income & housing

	Crosby	Sheldon
Population	3,038	2,449
Median age	37.2 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,795	$72,937
Median home value	$202,700	$94,400
Median gross rent	$1,097	$1,432
Housing units	1,216	662
Homeownership rate	66.9%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crosby	Sheldon
Population	2,645 → 3,038 (+14.9%)	1,921 → 2,449 (+27.5%)
Median household income	$35,147 → $43,795 (+24.6%)	$56,855 → $72,937 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$138,500 → $202,700 (+46.4%)	$109,700 → $94,400 (-13.9%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $1,097 (+28.8%)	$1,311 → $1,432 (+9.2%)

Crosby

Population

2,6453,038

Median household income

$35,147$43,795

Median home value

$138,500$202,700

Median gross rent

$852$1,097

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)

	Crosby	Sheldon
Under 5	5.9%	10.2%
5 to 17	24.3%	25.3%
18 to 24	10.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	7.3%	21.7%
35 to 44	18.4%	10.7%
45 to 54	17.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	8.4%	7.1%
65 to 74	7.6%	4.1%
75 and over	0.6%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crosby	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	38.5%	18.1%
Black or African American	8.1%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	39.8%	75.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crosby	Sheldon
No high school diploma	15.4%	25.6%
High school graduate	40.4%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crosby	Sheldon
Drove alone	76.3%	74.7%
Carpooled	7.2%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crosby	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	58.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crosby	Sheldon
Poverty rate	29.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.69	3.70
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1985	1977