Sheldon vs Shoreacres

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

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

Sheldon has the higher population (2,449 vs 1,327 in Shoreacres). Shoreacres has the higher median household income ($146,957 vs $72,937 in Sheldon). Shoreacres has the higher median home value ($277,300 vs $94,400 in Sheldon).

Population, income & housing

	Sheldon	Shoreacres
Population	2,449	1,327
Median age	27.6 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,937	$146,957
Median home value	$94,400	$277,300
Median gross rent	$1,432	$1,591
Housing units	662	581
Homeownership rate	55.4%	96.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	35.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sheldon	Shoreacres
Population	1,921 → 2,449 (+27.5%)	1,806 → 1,327 (-26.5%)
Median household income	$56,855 → $72,937 (+28.3%)	$108,281 → $146,957 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$109,700 → $94,400 (-13.9%)	$195,700 → $277,300 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $1,432 (+9.2%)	$1,405 → $1,591 (+13.2%)

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

Shoreacres

Population

1,8061,327

Median household income

$108,281$146,957

Median home value

$195,700$277,300

Median gross rent

$1,405$1,591

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sheldon	Shoreacres
Under 5	10.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	25.3%	10.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.9%
25 to 34	21.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	20.3%
55 to 64	7.1%	18.8%
65 to 74	4.1%	9.2%
75 and over	0.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sheldon	Shoreacres
White (non-Hispanic)	18.1%	64.1%
Black or African American	6.2%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	75.7%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sheldon	Shoreacres
No high school diploma	25.6%	6.0%
High school graduate	37.6%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sheldon	Shoreacres
Drove alone	74.7%	80.9%
Carpooled	14.0%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	13.4%
Other means	7.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sheldon	Shoreacres
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sheldon	Shoreacres
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.2%
Average household size	3.70	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1977	1989