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.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.83% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Shelton is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

The percentage of adults in Shelton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.14% of the adults 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.

In addition, Shelton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.73%).

The most common language spoken in Shelton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.