Median Household Income
$63,767
Median Home Value
$249,100
Median Gross Rent
$1,232/mo
Poverty Rate
17.8%
Unemployment Rate
7.2%
Homeownership Rate
54.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
34.3%
Median Age
35.9
Population Over Time
Shelby County shrank 1.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
936,130
2016
936,990
2018
937,005
2020
936,611
2022
926,440
2024
919,173
Business & Industry
Shelby County has 19,359 business establishments employing 446,048 people.
Health care and social assistance
2,277
Accommodation and food services
2,006
Other services (except public administration)
1,869
Professional, scientific, and technical services
1,599
Finance and insurance
1,282
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
1,123
Construction
1,121
Wholesale trade
1,109
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.