Shelton is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 10,814 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Shelton is the 93rd largest community in Washington.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Shelton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Shelton is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shelton who work in sales jobs (9.90%), maintenance occupations (7.46%), and management occupations (6.16%). Also of interest is that Shelton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Shelton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.83% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the nice things about Shelton is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. In terms of college education, Shelton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.14% of adults 25 and older in Shelton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Shelton in 2022 was $24,852, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,408 for a family of four. However, Shelton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Shelton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shelton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shelton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Shelton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shelton include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian. Shelton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.73%. The most common language spoken in Shelton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
