Housing data for Shell Rock Township, KS

Shell Rock Township, KS has an estimated 154 residents and 85 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Greenwood County.

20.5% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
154 (±66)
Housing units
85 (±39)
Households that rent
20.5%
Residents since 2015–2019
+26.2%

Housing in Shell Rock Township at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 20.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $61,779 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,000 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 49.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 81.2% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 61.6% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 31.4 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +26.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 24.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Shell Rock Township against Greenwood County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Shell Rock TownshipGreenwood CountyKansasUnited States
Residents154 (±66)5,919 (exact)2,947,197 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units85 (±39)3,666 (±22)1,293,635 (±880)143,775,355
Households that rent20.5% (±20.0 points)19.5% (±3.7 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$715 (±$116)$1,060 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$61,779 (±$1,452)$60,042 (±$4,368)$74,275 (±$475)$80,734
Median home value—$88,700 (±$10,025)$217,200 (±$1,343)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,000 (±$419)$1,348 (±$128)$2,798 (±$18)$3,119
Built before 198081.2% (±47.3 points)73.7% (±6.5 points)55.9% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute31.4 minutes (±21.3)24.1 minutes (±2.7)19.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband56.2% (±25.0 points)82.1% (±3.1 points)90.7% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents56.0 years (±20.3)47.8 years (±0.8)37.4 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Shell Rock Township covers 52.9 square miles of land, about 3 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Shell Rock Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents122 (±47)154 (±66)+26.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units78 (±29)85 (±39)+9.0%Not a measurable change
Median household income$90,625 (±$49,959)$61,779 (±$1,452)−31.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,366 (±$242)$1,000 (±$419)−26.8%Down after inflation
Households that rent4.7% (±7.5 points)20.5% (±20.0 points)+15.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±100.0 points)0.0% (±73.6 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Greenwood County

Shell Rock Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Greenwood County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Greenwood County recorded 171 violent and 514 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Shell Rock Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6685218%587$714$110,600$61,417
6686014%1,342$595$76,400$60,531

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Shell Rock Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Liberty Township (Coffey County)6.2 mi$706$104,80036.3%
Gridley6.2 mi$722$85,70043.8%
Madison8.0 mi$582$51,60024.8%
Virgil8.8 mi—$22,5000.0%
Lane Township (Greenwood County)9.3 mi——12.0%
Elmendaro Township10 mi$713$108,30019.3%
North Township (Woodson County)10 mi——0.0%
Pleasant Township (Coffey County)11 mi—$102,60041.2%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Shell Rock Township, fiscal year 2027

Greenwood County, KS, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$707$735$961$1,145$1,418

HUD income limits for Shell Rock Township, fiscal year 2026

Greenwood County, KS, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,000$30,000$48,000
2 people$21,640$34,300$54,850
3 people$27,320$38,600$61,700
4 people$33,000$42,850$68,550
5 people$38,680$46,300$74,050
6 people$44,360$49,750$79,550
7 people$50,040$53,150$85,050
8 people$55,720$56,600$90,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Greenwood County, KS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $72,500.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Shell Rock Township

Is Shell Rock Township growing?

In Shell Rock Township, the number of residents went from 122 in 2015–2019 to 154 in 2020–2024 (+26.2%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Shell Rock Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Shell Rock Township are 66852, 66860.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 66852?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 66852 is $714 (±$122) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Shell Rock township, Greenwood County, Kansas (county subdivision:64600, in state:20 county:073).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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