Shelby vs Vandiver

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

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

Vandiver has the higher population (890 vs 691 in Shelby). Since 2019, Vandiver's population has grown faster (-6.2% vs -21.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Shelby	Vandiver
Population	691	890
Median age	58.0 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,250
Median home value	$95,200	—
Median gross rent	—	$926
Housing units	380	400
Homeownership rate	92.4%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shelby	Vandiver
Population	885 → 691 (-21.9%)	949 → 890 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$72,891 → $28,403 (-61.0%)	$23,710 → $36,250 (+52.9%)
Median home value	$96,000 → $95,200 (-0.8%)	$124,300 → $116,400 (-6.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$687 → $926 (+34.8%)

Shelby

Population

885691

Median household income

$72,891$28,403

Median home value

$96,000$95,200

Vandiver

Population

949890

Median household income

$23,710$36,250

Median home value

$124,300$116,400

Median gross rent

$687$926

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shelby	Vandiver
Under 5	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	10.3%	13.6%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	5.2%	9.2%
35 to 44	4.1%	7.6%
45 to 54	16.5%	20.8%
55 to 64	21.6%	17.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	12.8%
75 and over	24.7%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shelby	Vandiver
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	93.5%
Black or African American	17.2%	2.6%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shelby	Vandiver
No high school diploma	7.9%	23.5%
High school graduate	55.4%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shelby	Vandiver
Drove alone	83.6%	55.6%
Carpooled	16.4%	31.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shelby	Vandiver
1-unit, detached	39.5%	51.2%
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%	48.8%

Poverty & households

	Shelby	Vandiver
Poverty rate	15.1%	20.1%
Average household size	2.19	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1992	1994