Shelton, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shelton, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 36,630. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SHELTON-WA · Shelton, WA 1 ZIPs · 36,630 pop · #9745/25278 · Mason County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $78,610
  • RANK-UPPER #9745/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Matlock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-SMALL 36,630
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $393,000

Nearest income peer: Matlock, WA ( $6,014 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Shelton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shelton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Shelton, WA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
36,630
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,610
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 98584 (36,630 residents). Household income $78,610 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shelton as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Mccleary is the closest lower-income city and Baring the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shelton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98584, is all of Shelton

There is no split to weigh here: 98584 holds every one of Shelton's 36,630 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Shelton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 633 establishments, 7,421 employees , annual payroll $394,999k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98584 (633 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (107) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Shelton, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Mason County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shelton. See the Mason County roll-up →

Shelton lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Mason County: Belfair, Allyn and Grapeview earn more and Hoodsport, Tahuya and Matlock earn less. Union marks the far end of that range at $138,370, 76% above Shelton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98584 36,630 $78,610 633 42

Shelton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Shelton, .