Shelby County, Alabama

24 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 226,955
Median household income: $93,543
Median home value: $298,700

Shelby County, Alabama counts 226,955 residents. 24 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $93,543 runs above the Alabama figure of $62,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shelby County's population grew 6.3% from 213,432 to 226,955, while its median household income rose 20.2% from $77,799 to $93,543.

The median gross rent is $1,348. 46.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 226,955
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $93,543
Median home value: $298,700
Median gross rent: $1,348
Housing units: 90,805
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

213,432226,955

Median household income

$77,799$93,543

Median home value

$211,900$298,700

Median gross rent

$1,047$1,348

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	213,432	$77,799	$211,900	$1,047
2020	216,350	$78,889	$220,700	$1,078
2021	220,780	$82,592	$235,500	$1,142
2022	223,916	$90,618	$276,500	$1,272
2023	226,955	$93,543	$298,700	$1,348

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12,151	5.4%
5 to 17	40,074	17.7%
18 to 24	18,922	8.3%
25 to 34	27,489	12.1%
35 to 44	30,896	13.6%
45 to 54	31,340	13.8%
55 to 64	28,894	12.7%
65 to 74	22,762	10.0%
75 and over	14,427	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	167,841	74.0%
Black or African American	29,721	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	368	0.2%
Asian	4,633	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	25	0.0%
Some other race	1,116	0.5%
Two or more races	6,542	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,709	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree30.1%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,336	6.0%
High school graduate	31,864	20.5%
Some college or associate's	42,627	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	46,948	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25,033	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	87,763	76.7%
Carpooled	7,780	6.8%
Public transit	75	0.1%
Walked	676	0.6%
Bicycle	25	0.0%
Worked from home	17,328	15.2%
Other means	725	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,806	18.3%
15 to 29 min	29,973	30.9%
30 to 44 min	29,031	29.9%
45 to 59 min	12,324	12.7%
60+ min	7,910	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 6.9% (15,442 of 223,062)

	Count	Share
Family households	61,717	72.3%
Nonfamily households	23,697	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	85,414	94.1%
Vacant	5,391	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	69,407	81.3%
Renter-occupied	16,007	18.7%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	69,372	76.4%
1-unit, attached	4,538	5.0%
2 to 4 units	1,472	1.6%
5 to 19 units	6,002	6.6%
20 or more units	2,413	2.7%
Mobile home & other	7,008	7.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 01117
State: Alabama
Land area: 785 sq mi
Water area: 24 sq mi
Center point: 33.2669, -86.6610