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Shelby County, AL

235,969 Population
785.5 square miles 300.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 39.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,349 ±$2,094 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Alabama: $36,940 ±$421
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$102,265 ±$5,839 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Alabama: $66,659 ±$780
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.3% ±1.4% (14,695  ±3,343) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Alabama: 15.2% 760,634 (±0.5% / ±23,122)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.5 minutes ±0.5 (2,872,840  ±78,484) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Alabama: 25.5 51,818,964 (±0.2 / ±379,037)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

90,532 ±1,263 Number of households
  • Alabama: 2,059,528 ±11,700
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (232,017  ±55) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Alabama: 2.4 5,012,179
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±1.6% (2,515  ±880) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 5.5% 66,284 (±0.4% / ±4,512)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

94,239 ±63 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,381,771 ±264
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$349,200 ±$9,679 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Alabama: $233,300 ±$2,461
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.5% ±2% (24,628  ±4,585.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 11.4% 580,213 (±0.4% / ±21,123.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.2% ±3.8% (155,537  ±6,269) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 89.6% 3,170,126 (±0.8% / ±28,414.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
49.7% ±2.8% (81,270  ±4,641.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 29.9% 1,056,835 (±0.5% / ±16,975.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

5.2% (12,151  ±2,089) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 4.5% 230,850
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±1% (12,645  ±1,871) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 7.5% 298,792 (±0.2% / ±9,595)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,645 Total veterans ±1,871 11,534 Male ±1,733 1,111 Female ±584

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