2022 population: 11,645 ( 522 from 2010 , 103 from 2020)
Land area: 590.8 square miles
Population density: 19.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,840	93.09%	7.8%
Black:	95	0.82%	206.5%
Indian:	47	0.40%	95.8%
Asian:	67	0.58%	45.7%
2+ races:	183	1.57%	137.7%
Hispanic:	413	3.55%	88.6%

Total non-White:	805	6.91%	99.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	258	11.0
Deaths:	395	16.8
Net Migration:	27	1.1
Net Immigration:	4	0.2

Change in White population:	-923	-7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	401	3.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,167
11,763	96.68%
31	0.25%
24	0.20%
46	0.38%
77	0.63%
219	1.80%
404	3.32%

2000
13,173
12,938	98.22%
13	0.10%
33	0.25%
36	0.27%
58	0.44%
88	0.67%
235	1.78%

1990
13,230
13,113	99.12%
9	0.07%
34	0.26%
21	0.16%
n/a
53	0.40%
117	0.88%

1980
15,043
15,004	99.74%
0	0.00%
5	0.03%
23	0.15%
n/a
11	0.07%
39	0.26%

1970
15,528
15,489	99.75%
6	0.04%
3	0.02%
8	0.05%
n/a
17	0.11%
39	0.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,147	8.7
1,369	10.4
-838	-6.4
9	0.1

-1,175	-8.9
169	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
1,484	11.2
1,615	12.2
-273	-2.1
14	0.1

-175	-1.3
118	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
1,945	12.9
1,548	10.3
-2,258	-15.0
n/a

-1,891	-12.6
78	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,279	-8.2
n/a

-485	-3.1
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Shelby County, IA

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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
Number	Percent
45.5
2,566	22.0%
9,079	78.0%
2,701	23.2%

4,933
2.33

3,148	63.8%
2,705	85.9%
161	5.1%
1,785	36.2%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
2,866	23.6%
9,301	76.4%
2,540	20.9%

5,085
2.35

3,374	66.4%
2,846	84.4%
238	7.1%
1,711	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
3,459	26.3%
9,714	73.7%
2,694	20.5%

5,202
2.47

3,741	71.9%
3,339	89.3%
201	5.4%
1,461	28.1%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
3,602	27.2%
9,628	72.8%
2,693	20.4%

4,999
2.57

3,698	74.0%
3,342	90.4%
163	4.4%
1,301	26.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.5
4,584	30.5%
10,459	69.5%
2,421	16.1%

5,193
2.82

4,007	77.2%
3,704	92.4%
100	2.5%
1,186	22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Shelby County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	189	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	164	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	320	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	171	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	141	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	139	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	343	7.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	182	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	133	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	528	10.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	350	7.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	631	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	565	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	321	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	315	6.4%
$200,000 or more	441	8.9%

Median Household Income	70,295
Per Capita Income	38,664

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	93	1.9%
Public Assistance	109	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	551	11.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,996	76.4%
Unemployed	142	2.2%
In Armed Forces	2	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,140	78.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,402	21.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,011	1,709	54.1%
Non-Profit	75	386	16.3%
Self-Employed	789	260	75.2%

Local Government	147	274	34.9%
State Government	59	188	23.9%
Federal Government	34	15	69.4%

Total Private + Self	2,800	1,969	58.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	315	863	26.7%
Total	3,115	2,832	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,053	17.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,230	20.6%
Professional, Technical	1,261	21.1%
Service Occupations	643	10.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	112	1.9%
All others	1,777	29.8%

White Collar		59.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	848	14.2%
Manufacturing	709	11.9%
Retail trade	707	11.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	600	10.1%
Construction	481	8.1%
Educational services	416	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	413	6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	340	5.7%
Finance and insurance	302	5.1%
Other services	239	4.0%
Wholesale trade	205	3.4%
Public administration	186	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	145	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	118	2.0%
Information	72	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	69	1.2%
Utilities	66	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	48	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	258	2.20%
Puerto Rican	31	0.26%
Cuban	35	0.30%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	53	0.45%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	15	0.13%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	38	0.32%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5	0.04%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,858	97.7%
Spanish	252	2.3%
Other Indo-European	4	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,816	41.0%
Irish	1,413	12.0%
Danish	1,016	8.7%
English	810	6.9%
American	491	4.2%
Norwegian	456	3.9%
Italian	248	2.1%
Swedish	237	2.0%
French	158	1.3%
Dutch	129	1.1%
Czech	101	0.9%
Polish	101	0.9%
Scottish	89	0.8%
Jamaican	82	0.7%
European	81	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	11,587	98.7%
Not a citizen	150	1.3%

Native	11,518	98.1%
Foreign-born	219	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
143	1.7%	336	4.0%	2,889	34.7%	3,059	36.7%	1,360	16.3%	538	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	143	1.7%
9-12 Years	336	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,889	34.7%
Some College	3,059	36.7%
Bach. Degree	1,360	16.3%
Grad Degree	538	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,563	6,289	274	4.2%	4.4%
1991	6,658	6,304	354	5.3%	4.7%
1992	6,779	6,421	358	5.3%	4.5%
1993	6,812	6,502	310	4.6%	4.1%
1994	6,917	6,606	311	4.5%	3.6%
1995	6,865	6,601	264	3.8%	3.5%
1996	7,255	6,994	261	3.6%	3.6%
1997	7,190	6,965	225	3.1%	3.1%
1998	6,852	6,677	175	2.6%	2.8%
1999	6,955	6,786	169	2.4%	2.7%

2000	7,084	6,915	169	2.4%	2.7%
2001	7,336	7,140	196	2.7%	3.3%
2002	7,090	6,852	238	3.4%	4.0%
2003	6,949	6,695	254	3.7%	4.4%
2004	6,892	6,629	263	3.8%	4.5%
2005	7,063	6,800	263	3.7%	4.3%
2006	7,409	7,177	232	3.1%	3.7%
2007	7,545	7,300	245	3.2%	3.7%
2008	7,600	7,370	230	3.0%	4.1%
2009	7,554	7,251	303	4.0%	6.4%

2010	6,593	6,288	305	4.6%	6.1%
2011	6,744	6,448	296	4.4%	5.6%
2012	7,019	6,754	265	3.8%	5.1%
2013	6,950	6,689	261	3.8%	4.7%
2014	7,053	6,833	220	3.1%	4.2%
2015	7,020	6,821	199	2.8%	3.7%
2016	6,859	6,659	200	2.9%	3.6%
2017	6,699	6,540	159	2.4%	3.1%
2018	6,694	6,557	137	2.0%	2.6%
2019	6,738	6,594	144	2.1%	2.8%

2020	6,318	6,090	228	3.6%	5.3%
2021	6,401	6,216	185	2.9%	3.8%
2022	6,482	6,337	145	2.2%	2.7%
2023	6,446	6,289	157	2.4%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,422
Median Value	$152,900

Occupied	4,933	91.0%
Vacant	489	9.0%

Owned	3,749	76.0%
Rented	1,184	24.0%
Median Rent	$879

Single-Family Units	4,927	90.9%
Detached	4,882	90.0%
Attached	45	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	246	4.5%
Mobile Homes	81	1.5%

Shelby County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Shelby County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Shelby County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shelby County, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shelby County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Shelby County, IA