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Shelby County, IL

20,720 Population
758.5 square miles 27.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,820 ±$1,191 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,095 ±$4,523 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.2% ±2% (1,874  ±411) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.8 minutes ±1.3 (192,875  ±14,311) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,918 ±233 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (20,514  ±9) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±1.3% (131  ±51) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

10,060 ±36 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$137,100 ±$8,548 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6% ±1.1% (1,232  ±220.4) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.9% ±4.1% (14,239  ±618.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.3% ±1.8% (2,748  ±270.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about half 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

1.1% (217  ±131) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.4% ±1.3% (1,695  ±216) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,695 Total veterans ±216 1,542 Male ±210 153 Female ±79

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