Shelton vs Union

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

Shelton and Union 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 281 in Union). Union has the higher median household income ($72,019 vs $60,589 in Shelton). Union has the higher median home value ($667,600 vs $296,100 in Shelton).

Population, income & housing

	Shelton	Union
Population	10,619	281
Median age	31.6 yrs	65.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,589	$72,019
Median home value	$296,100	$667,600
Median gross rent	$1,298	—
Housing units	3,789	135
Homeownership rate	52.9%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shelton	Union
Population	10,167 → 10,619 (+4.4%)	428 → 281 (-34.3%)
Median household income	$40,809 → $60,589 (+48.5%)	$73,456 → $72,019 (-2.0%)
Median home value	$162,700 → $296,100 (+82.0%)	$174,200 → $667,600 (+283.2%)
Median gross rent	$932 → $1,298 (+39.3%)	—

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

Union

Population

428281

Median household income

$73,456$72,019

Median home value

$174,200$667,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shelton	Union
Under 5	9.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.1%	5.3%
18 to 24	10.8%	3.9%
25 to 34	16.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	2.5%
45 to 54	8.8%	2.1%
55 to 64	8.6%	33.5%
65 to 74	7.0%	52.7%
75 and over	6.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shelton	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	63.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shelton	Union
No high school diploma	16.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.0%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shelton	Union
Drove alone	73.8%	30.5%
Carpooled	13.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	53.7%
Other means	0.7%	15.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shelton	Union
1-unit, detached	65.8%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Shelton	Union
Poverty rate	23.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.97	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1975	1986