
Missouri · Census place 67178
Shelbina, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Shelbina, Missouri (Shelbina, MO — Census place “Shelbina city”) is 2,108 residents, ranking #261 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $52,176, the median home is worth $79,500 and median gross rent runs $666 a month. Looking for the Shelbina Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Shelbina, MO: 63468.
- Population
- 2,108Shelbina city residents
- Median household income
- $52,176Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $79,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $666Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.3%Owner-occupied households
Shelbina ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Shelbina.
The Shelbina MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Shelbina city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shelbina city median would spend about 15.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16% of residents and 73.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Shelbina city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Shelbina city is a small town in Missouri, with 2,108 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #261 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 38.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Shelbina city earn a median of $52,176 a year, 33.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 6% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 16% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Shelbina city is valued at $79,500, 73.8% below the national figure and 48% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $666 a month, 52.6% below the national figure, or roughly $7,992 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 73.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
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- Warsaw city 2,064
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Shelbina city?
- Shelbina city has 2,108 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #261 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Shelbina city?
- Median household income in Shelbina city is $52,176 a year, 33.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Shelbina city?
- Median gross rent is $666 a month and the median home value is $79,500, so rent absorbs about 15.3% of median household income.
- Is Shelbina city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Shelbina city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Shelbina city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.