2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Shelton, WA vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Sierra Vista, is 38% more than it is in Shelton and is 4% below the National Average.
- Shelton unemployment rate is 7.7%.
- Sierra Vista unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Shelton, WASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.7%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.1%-0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.8%21.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%8.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,461$34,651$37,638
 Household Income$48,000$66,129$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,703$84,029$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shelton, WASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.1%10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.2%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.9%7.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%9.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.0%8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.8%9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%14.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.2%17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%8.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.5%4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shelton, WASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.6%12.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.4%10.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.3%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%7.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.4%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.7%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%7.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.6%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.5%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.7%20.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry7.5%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%7.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.0%6.4%13.1%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 5 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 2 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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