Shelton vs Skokomish

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

Shelton and Skokomish are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shelton has the higher population (10,619 vs 558 in Skokomish). Shelton has the higher median household income ($60,589 vs $56,250 in Skokomish). Shelton has the higher median home value ($296,100 vs $175,800 in Skokomish).

Population, income & housing

	Shelton	Skokomish
Population	10,619	558
Median age	31.6 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,589	$56,250
Median home value	$296,100	$175,800
Median gross rent	$1,298	$713
Housing units	3,789	184
Homeownership rate	52.9%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shelton	Skokomish
Population	10,167 → 10,619 (+4.4%)	609 → 558 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$40,809 → $60,589 (+48.5%)	$45,833 → $56,250 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$162,700 → $296,100 (+82.0%)	$113,800 → $175,800 (+54.5%)
Median gross rent	$932 → $1,298 (+39.3%)	$575 → $713 (+24.0%)

Shelton

Population

10,16710,619

Median household income

$40,809$60,589

Median home value

$162,700$296,100

Median gross rent

$932$1,298

Skokomish

Population

609558

Median household income

$45,833$56,250

Median home value

$113,800$175,800

Median gross rent

$575$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shelton	Skokomish
Under 5	9.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	20.1%	17.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	11.3%
25 to 34	16.5%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.0%
45 to 54	8.8%	14.9%
55 to 64	8.6%	9.7%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.6%
75 and over	6.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shelton	Skokomish
White (non-Hispanic)	63.3%	18.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	44.6%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	22.2%
Hispanic or Latino	27.6%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shelton	Skokomish
No high school diploma	16.0%	21.0%
High school graduate	32.0%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shelton	Skokomish
Drove alone	73.8%	78.8%
Carpooled	13.0%	13.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	4.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shelton	Skokomish
1-unit, detached	65.8%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.5%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Shelton	Skokomish
Poverty rate	23.3%	19.2%
Average household size	2.97	3.40
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1975	1985