Shelby vs Sterrett

A side-by-side comparison of Shelby and Sterrett: population, income, housing, and more.

Shelby and Sterrett are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sterrett has the higher population (895 vs 691 in Shelby). Sterrett has the higher median home value ($154,800 vs $95,200 in Shelby). Since 2019, Sterrett's population has grown faster (-8.4% vs -21.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Shelby	Sterrett
Population	691	895
Median age	58.0 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$63,854
Median home value	$95,200	$154,800
Housing units	380	350
Homeownership rate	92.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shelby	Sterrett
Population	885 → 691 (-21.9%)	977 → 895 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$72,891 → $28,403 (-61.0%)	$47,159 → $63,854 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$96,000 → $95,200 (-0.8%)	$130,800 → $154,800 (+18.3%)

Shelby

Population

885691

Median household income

$72,891$28,403

Median home value

$96,000$95,200

Sterrett

Population

977895

Median household income

$47,159$63,854

Median home value

$130,800$154,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shelby	Sterrett
Under 5	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	10.3%	6.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	5.2%	16.5%
35 to 44	4.1%	3.2%
45 to 54	16.5%	18.7%
55 to 64	21.6%	9.4%
65 to 74	8.7%	15.2%
75 and over	24.7%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shelby	Sterrett
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	69.4%
Black or African American	17.2%	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shelby	Sterrett
No high school diploma	7.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	55.4%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shelby	Sterrett
Drove alone	83.6%	89.2%
Carpooled	16.4%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shelby	Sterrett
1-unit, detached	39.5%	44.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60.5%	55.1%

Poverty & households

	Shelby	Sterrett
Poverty rate	15.1%	13.7%
Average household size	2.19	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1992	1998