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Shelby, IA

752 Population
2.1 square miles 364.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.1 ±6.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 36.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,393 ±$6,525 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: $45,491 ±$540
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,654 ±$14,212 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: $84,829 ±$979
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.2% ±3.8% (77  ±34) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 10% 96,695 (±0.4% / ±4,023)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.5 minutes ±6.1 (10,820  ±4,038) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 20.9 9,044,625 (±0.2 / ±111,512)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

352 ±75 Number of households
  • the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 389,812 ±1,454
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.2 (749  ±178) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 2.5 965,094 (±0 / ±184)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.6% ±5.1% (13  ±11) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 5.5% 12,885 (±0.4% / ±885)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

408 ±76 Number of housing units
  • the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 412,110 ±247
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$162,500 ±$28,075 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: $268,600 ±$2,100
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.2% ±7.9% (106  ±64) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 12.8% 124,379 (±0.4% / ±4,161.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.9% ±26% (447  ±77.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 92.7% 601,630 (±0.8% / ±5,078.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.7% ±5% (53  ±27.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 39.3% 254,884 (±0.5% / ±3,240.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about one-third 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

1.6% ±2.2% (12  ±17) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 8.3% 81,632
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.8% ±4% (41  ±26) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area: 7.8% 56,592 (±0.2% / ±1,383)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
41 Total veterans ±26 38 Male ±25 3 Female ±4

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