Shelton, Washington demographics

Shelton, WA demographics: median age 32.5; 18.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Shelton city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5363735. The survey estimates a population of 10,612 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Shelton is 32.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 3,515 households (±279). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.5 ±1.4	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,612
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	3,041 ±387	28.7% ±3.6 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	2,787 ±339	26.3% ±3.2 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	3,318 ±431	31.3% ±4.1 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	1,466 ±226	13.8% ±2.1 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,612
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	5,095 ±262	48.0% ±2.4 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	5,517 ±263	52.0% ±2.5 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,612
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	7,105 ±555	67.0% ±5.2 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	28 ±42 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	275 ±310 · low precision	2.6% ±2.9 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	92 ±54 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	17 ±31 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,973 ±548	18.6% ±5.2 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,122 ±339	10.6% ±3.2 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,612
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,616 ±573	71.8% ±5.4 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,996 ±569	28.2% ±5.4 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,293 ±198	36.8% ±4.8 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	121 ±60	3.4% ±1.7 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	721 ±166	20.5% ±4.4 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,093 ±212	31.1% ±5.5 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	287 ±116	8.2% ±3.2 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,199 ±155	34.1% ±3.5 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,316 ±309	65.9% ±7.1 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,093 ±212	31.1% ±5.5 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	943 ±209	26.8% ±5.6 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	442 ±139	12.6% ±3.8 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	348 ±100	9.9% ±2.7 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	473 ±201	13.5% ±5.6 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	123 ±69 · low precision	3.5% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	93 ±77 · low precision	2.6% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,612
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	9,103 ±379	85.8% ±3.5 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,509 ±372	14.2% ±3.5 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,565
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	7,317 ±558	76.5% ±5.4 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,824 ±444	19.1% ±4.6 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	2 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±13 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	17 ±24 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	27 ±38 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	8 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	43 ±43 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	319 ±259 · low precision	3.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,565
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,102 ±278	16.8% ±4.1 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,082 ±316	31.7% ±4.4 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,648 ±271	25.1% ±3.8 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	546 ±156	8.3% ±2.3 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	952 ±196	14.5% ±2.8 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	235 ±107	3.6% ±1.6 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,351
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	9,390 ±292	90.7% ±2.5 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	344 ±174 · low precision	3.3% ±1.7 pp · low precision	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	482 ±160	4.7% ±1.5 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	116 ±82 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	19 ±28 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.3% of Shelton residents (±2.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 93.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Shelton	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.3% ±2.8 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.9% ±2.2 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.2% ±2.0 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Shelton . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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