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Shelton, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Shelton is a Census village of 1,389 people across 0.96 square miles of land, lying across Buffalo County and Hall County. Median household income is $81,278, 78.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shelton
What Shelton is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.96 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,442
- County holding the largest share of its areaBuffalo County, 93.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inBuffalo County 93.6 percent, Hall County 6.4 percent
Shelton crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelton
How many people live in Shelton
- Population1,389
- Median age34.4
- Population under 18392 plus or minus 92
- Share under 1828.2 percent
- Population 65 and over176 plus or minus 65
- Share 65 and over12.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households498
- Family households406 plus or minus 87
- Share of households that are families81.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelton
Income and work in Shelton
- Median household income$81,278
- Per capita income$35,274 plus or minus $8,316
- Civilian labor force809 plus or minus 166
- Employed761 plus or minus 163
- Unemployed48 plus or minus 42
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over904
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.8 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelton
Housing in Shelton
- Housing units537
- Occupied units498
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied393 plus or minus 83
- Renter occupied105 plus or minus 42
- Ownership rate78.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$142,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,114
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Single family units491 plus or minus 98
- Share single family91.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more31 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more5.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelton
How Shelton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute728 plus or minus 161
- Commuting under 15 minutes197 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.1 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more297 plus or minus 100
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.8 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Drove alone86.9 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelton
Flood risk in Shelton
- NFIP communityVillage of Shelton
- NFIP community number310019
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/26/10(M)
The Village of Shelton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310019 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Buffalo County, not Shelton
Buffalo County context, not Shelton figures
- Establishments in Buffalo County1,777
- Covered employment, Buffalo County28,148
- Average annual pay, Buffalo County$51,993
- Housing units permitted, Buffalo County127
Every figure in this section is published for Buffalo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shelton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shelton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shelton, Nebraska?
1,389, in 498 households. Shelton village covers 0.96 square miles of land, which is 1,442 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shelton in?
Shelton lies in more than one. By area it is 93.6 percent in Buffalo County, 6.4 percent in Hall County. This page sits under Buffalo County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Shelton?
$81,278. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $142,100. Median gross rent is $1,114 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Shelton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Shelton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Shelton, village of, community 310019, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Shelton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Buffalo County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shelton.
Is zoning published for Shelton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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