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Shelby, NC Urban Area

26,382 Population
25.5 square miles 1,035.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,989 ±$2,511 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$46,595 ±$6,433 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.5% ±3.9% (5,036  ±1,027) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.7 minutes ±1.4 (214,965  ±25,146) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

11,383 ±646 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (25,839  ±874) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.5% ±2.7% (314  ±157) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

12,792 ±654 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$195,900 ±$13,314 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.6% ±3.1% (3,550  ±807.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.5% ±4.1% (16,482  ±1,088.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.6% ±2.5% (4,303  ±497.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±0.8% (622  ±218) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.1% ±1.8% (1,862  ±371) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,862 Total veterans ±371 1,563 Male ±295 299 Female ±238

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