Metro area · CBSA 43220

Shelton

The Shelton, WA metro area has 67,982 people. Median rent is $1,285, 18.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Mason County at $1,572. Of the 5 places we track here, Allyn has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$83,270

Median home value

$411,800

Unemployment

6.6%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,572

HUD, Mason County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Shelton	10,612	$1,365	23.5%
Belfair	4,557	$1,195	16.3%
Allyn	2,404	$610	7.5%
Grapeview	1,088	$837	9.3%
Skokomish	560	$1,000	20.4%

Nearby metro areas

Bremerton
Olympia
Seattle
Longview
Mount Vernon
Bellingham
Portland
Yakima
Wenatchee
Salem
Kennewick
Corvallis

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.