Median Household Income
$73,978
Median Home Value
$208,100
Median Gross Rent
$922/mo
Poverty Rate
11.6%
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Homeownership Rate
73.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21.4%
Median Age
40.3
Population Over Time
Shelby County shrank 2.5% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
49,165
2016
48,949
2018
48,797
2020
48,610
2022
48,145
2024
47,929
Business & Industry
Shelby County has 989 business establishments employing 24,487 people.
Construction
114
Health care and social assistance
103
Other services (except public administration)
100
Accommodation and food services
84
Finance and insurance
65
Professional, scientific, and technical services
53
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
45
Real estate and rental and leasing
34
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.