Shelby County, TX Demographic Data
Shelby County, TX Summary
Shelby County is located in Texas
- Population: 25,703
- Area: 834.62 sq. miles
- Land Area: 795.58 sq. miles
- Water Area: 39.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 30.79 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 323.16 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Shelby County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,091
51%
50.8
Male
12,614
49%
49.2
Total Population
25,705
323,128,000
Shelby County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,788
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,111
8.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,862
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,707
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,844
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,867
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,007
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,251
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,658
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,515
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,323
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,339
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
433
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,786
73.1%
77.2
Female
9,595
51.1%
51.3
Male
9,191
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,943
69.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,940
19.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,095
15.9%
15.2
Female
2,216
54.1%
55.8
Male
1,879
45.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Shelby County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
25,553
99.4%
96.8
White
20,426
79.5%
72.6
Black or African American
4,590
17.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
38
0.1%
0.8
Asian
353
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
100
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
253
1.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
29
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
29
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
117
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
152
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,523
17.6%
17.8
Mexican
4,385
17.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
28
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
110
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
21,182
82.4%
82.2
Shelby County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,596
9.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,444
14.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,844
35.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,308
20.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
693
4.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,653
10.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
855
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,040
24.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,353
75.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,508
15.3%
31.2
Shelby County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,568
27.9%
33.7%
Now Married
9,313
46.7%
47.5
Divorced
2,517
12.6%
11.0%
Separated
652
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,894
9.5
5.8%
Shelby County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,688
82.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,229
17.7%
21.6%
Spanish
3,849
16.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
27
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
353
1.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Shelby County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,155
12.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
570
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,507
16.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,170
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,404
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,388
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
807
8.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
661
7.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
228
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
230
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
36,312
57,617
Per capita income
20,233
31,128
Shelby County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,288
13.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
678
7.2%
9.8
Construction
926
9.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,227
23.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
458
4.8%
6.6
Information
48
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,233
13.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
517
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
387
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
190
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
829
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
428
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
271
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,186
23.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,633
27.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,737
18.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,592
16.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,332
14.1%
18.1%
Shelby County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,406
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,356
78.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,547
16.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
36
0.4%
5.1
Walked
128
1.4%
2.7
Other means
82
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
257
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.5
26.6
Shelby County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
620
6.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,321
36.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,244
35.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,935
21.2%
21.0
Shelby County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,120
76.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,497
71.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,623
28.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,808
23.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Shelby County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,928
1 room
187
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
357
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
688
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
2,446
20.5%
16.5
5 rooms
3,426
28.7%
19.8
6 rooms
2,420
20.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,311
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
648
5.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
445
3.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Shelby County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,928
1-unit, detached
7,335
61.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
91
0.8%
5.9
2-units
313
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
398
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
117
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
44
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
3,617
30.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
0.1%
0.1
Shelby County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
962
8.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
820
6.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,164
9.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,133
9.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,296
19.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,907
16.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,722
14.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,414
11.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
475
4.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
35
0.3%
1.4%
Shelby County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,329
25.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
706
7.7%
4.7
Electricity
5,737
62.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
43
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
255
2.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
50
0.5%
1.1
Shelby County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,452
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
36
1.5%
7.0%
Less than $500
55
2.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
75
3.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
106
4.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
319
13.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
721
29.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,140
46.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,018
41.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
429
17.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
342
14.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
190
7.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
462
18.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Shelby County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,065
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
0.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
151
7.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
843
40.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,052
50.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
558
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
562
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
287
15.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
148
7.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
279
14.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
123
6.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
268
14.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
809
42.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
709
0.0%
0.0%
Shelby County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,497
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,216
34.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,979
30.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
903
13.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
509
7.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
404
6.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
404
6.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
66
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
16
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
74,900
205,000
