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Shelby County, IN


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
Designated Market Area: Indianapolis, IN
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 44,991   ( 555 from 2010 , 61 from 2020)
Land area: 411.1 square miles
Population density: 109.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:40,804 90.69% 2.0%
Black:6741.50% 57.5%
Indian:1260.28% 48.2%
Asian:4280.95% 71.9%
2+ races:5811.29% 50.9%
Hispanic:2,3785.29% 44.4%
Total non-White:4,1879.31% 48.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,008 11.2
Deaths:1,34414.9
Net Migration: 1862.1
Net Immigration: 730.8
Change in White population:-818 -1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:1,373 3.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
44,436
41,62293.67%
4280.96%
850.19%
2490.56%
3850.87%
1,6473.71%
2,8146.33%

2000
43,445
42,00696.69%
3250.75%
840.19%
2580.59%
2540.58%
4971.14%
1,4393.31%

1990
40,307
39,57998.19%
4291.06%
690.17%
1140.28%
n/a
1160.29%
7281.81%

1980
39,887
39,32998.60%
2790.70%
480.12%
670.17%
n/a
1160.29%
5581.40%

1970
37,797
37,30198.69%
3170.84%
50.01%
240.06%
n/a
1430.38%
496 1.31%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
5,219 12.0
3,6868.5
-798-1.8
5651.3
-384 -0.9
1,375 3.2
1990's
NumberRate
5,825 14.5
3,7199.2
1,5934.0
430.1
2,427 6.0
711 1.8
1980's
NumberRate
5,616 14.1
3,501 8.8
-1,490 -3.7
n/a
250 0.6
170 0.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-993 -2.6
n/a
2,028 5.4
62 0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Shelby County, IN
[Display all years]

Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.5
10,106 22.5%
34,885 77.5%
7,901 17.6%
18,034
2.45
11,833 65.6%
9,613 81.2%
885 7.5%
6,201 34.4%

2010
NumberPercent
39.9
10,845 24.4%
33,591 75.6%
6,188 13.9%
17,302
2.53
12,221 70.6%
9,416 77.0%
1,073 8.8%
5,081 29.4%

2000
NumberPercent
36.3
11,555 26.6%
31,890 73.4%
5,273 12.1%
16,577
2.58
12,117 73.1%
9,860 81.4%
921 7.6%
4,460 26.9%

1990
NumberPercent
33.1
11,034 27.4%
29,273 72.6%
4,930 12.2%
14,767
2.69
11,330 76.7%
9,707 85.7%
699 6.2%
3,437 23.3%

1980
NumberPercent
30.0
12,439 31.2%
27,448 68.8%
4,399 11.0%
13,905
2.84
11,050 79.5%
9,788 88.6%
509 4.6%
2,855 20.5%

2022 Housing Data for Shelby County, IN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units19,458 
Median Value$170,000 
Occupied18,03492.7%
Vacant1,4247.3%
Owned13,09772.6%
Rented4,93727.4%
Median Rent$910 
Single-Family Units15,76281.0%
    Detached15,26278.4%
    Attached5002.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,7489.0%
Mobile Homes9464.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shelby County, IN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007724.3%
$10,000 to $14,9996113.4%
$15,000 to $19,9997093.9%
$20,000 to $24,9997274.0%
$25,000 to $29,9999585.3%
$30,000 to $34,9997724.3%
$35,000 to $39,9995713.2%
$40,000 to $44,9997304.0%
$45,000 to $49,9998224.6%
$50,000 to $59,9991,3277.4%
$60,000 to $74,9992,16712.0%
$75,000 to $99,9992,72415.1%
$100,000 to $124,9991,81810.1%
$125,000 to $149,9991,0906.0%
$150,000 to $199,9991,1996.6%
$200,000 or more1,0375.8%
Median Household Income66,449 
Per Capita Income33,909 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state98 
Compared to U.S.84 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9215.1%
Public Assistance3842.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,3627.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed19,68773.6%
Unemployed7402.8%
In Armed Forces160.1%
Total Labor Force20,44376.4%
Not in Labor Force6,31223.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector8,9966,84756.8%
Non-Profit5571,10533.5%
Self-Employed1,50079965.2%
Local Government59971045.8%
State Government14839027.5%
Federal Government14615049.3%
Total Private + Self10,4967,64657.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,4502,35538.1%
Total11,94610,00154.4%
Pct. Govt.9.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,05813.9%
Sales and Office Occupations3,98818.1%
Professional, Technical4,07318.5%
Service Occupations4,08718.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1470.7%
All others6,83931.0%
White Collar 50.4%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing5,06423.0%
Health care and social assistance2,81612.8%
Retail trade2,0319.2%
Construction1,9118.7%
Other services1,4536.6%
Educational services1,4096.4%
Accommodation and food services1,2685.8%
Transportation and warehousing1,0084.6%
Professional, scientific, technical9414.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8143.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7383.3%
Public administration6923.1%
Finance and insurance5452.5%
Wholesale trade4452.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3961.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing2541.2%
Information1820.8%
Utilities760.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction20.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Shelby County, IN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,6503.67%
Puerto Rican620.14%
Cuban690.15%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American1980.44%
Costa Rican290.06%
Guatemalan210.05%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian460.10%
Salvadoran1020.23%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American840.19%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian840.19%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1220.27%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Japanese2770.62%
Filipino620.14%
Chinese340.08%
Vietnamese300.07%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English40,07294.7%
Spanish1,4713.5%
Other Asian2210.5%
German, other Germanic1610.4%
Other Indo-European1140.3%
Other870.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic460.1%
Chinese340.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun320.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German7,89117.6%
American5,64512.6%
English3,7548.4%
Irish3,4827.7%
European8471.9%
Italian6931.5%
Scottish6911.5%
Polish4721.1%
French4591.0%
Dutch3750.8%
Scotch-Irish3580.8%
Other Subsaharan African2320.5%
British2170.5%
Welsh1850.4%
Greek920.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen43,85397.6%
Not a citizen1,0872.4%
Native43,41996.6%
Foreign-born1,5213.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shelby County, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,054 3.4%2,365 7.5%13,225 42.1%8,632 27.4%4,206 13.4%1,965 6.2%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,054 3.4%
9-12 Years 2,365 7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 13,225 42.1%
Some College 8,632 27.4%
Bach. Degree 4,206 13.4%
Grad Degree 1,965 6.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Shelby County, IN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 21,370 20,198 1,172 5.5% 5.1%
1991 21,274 20,033 1,241 5.8% 5.7%
1992 21,330 20,213 1,117 5.2% 6.1%
1993 22,113 21,068 1,045 4.7% 5.1%
1994 22,806 21,815 991 4.3% 4.7%
1995 23,753 22,504 1,249 5.3% 4.4%
1996 23,248 22,415 833 3.6% 4.0%
1997 23,554 22,795 759 3.2% 3.4%
1998 23,543 22,910 633 2.7% 3.0%
1999 23,627 22,933 694 2.9% 2.9%
2000 23,538 22,919 619 2.6% 3.0%
2001 23,888 23,005 883 3.7% 4.2%
2002 23,810 22,669 1,141 4.8% 5.2%
2003 23,792 22,659 1,133 4.8% 5.3%
2004 23,639 22,466 1,173 5.0% 5.4%
2005 23,654 22,482 1,172 5.0% 5.4%
2006 23,917 22,869 1,048 4.4% 5.0%
2007 23,545 22,510 1,035 4.4% 4.6%
2008 23,910 22,508 1,402 5.9% 5.9%
2009 23,815 21,291 2,524 10.6% 10.5%
2010 22,713 20,289 2,424 10.7% 10.1%
2011 22,563 20,468 2,095 9.3% 8.9%
2012 22,336 20,498 1,838 8.2% 8.2%
2013 22,382 20,771 1,611 7.2% 7.5%
2014 22,447 21,174 1,273 5.7% 5.9%
2015 22,623 21,623 1,000 4.4% 4.8%
2016 22,980 22,074 906 3.9% 4.4%
2017 22,845 22,094 751 3.3% 3.5%
2018 23,074 22,368 706 3.1% 3.4%
2019 23,171 22,515 656 2.8% 3.2%
2020 23,086 21,443 1,643 7.1% 7.1%
2021 23,253 22,486 767 3.3% 3.9%
2022 23,800 23,210 590 2.5% 3.0%
2023 23,965 23,305 660 2.8% 3.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com