Moweaqua vs Shelbyville

A side-by-side comparison of Moweaqua and Shelbyville: population, income, housing, and more.

Moweaqua and Shelbyville are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shelbyville has the higher population (4,248 vs 2,093 in Moweaqua). Moweaqua has the higher median household income ($71,364 vs $54,400 in Shelbyville). Shelbyville has the higher median home value ($111,200 vs $110,400 in Moweaqua).

Population, income & housing

	Moweaqua	Shelbyville
Population	2,093	4,248
Median age	34.9 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,364	$54,400
Median home value	$110,400	$111,200
Median gross rent	$895	$724
Housing units	828	2,457
Homeownership rate	74.8%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moweaqua	Shelbyville
Population	1,985 → 2,093 (+5.4%)	4,312 → 4,248 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$60,357 → $71,364 (+18.2%)	$40,764 → $54,400 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$89,600 → $110,400 (+23.2%)	$80,100 → $111,200 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $895 (+21.1%)	$571 → $724 (+26.8%)

Moweaqua

Population

1,9852,093

Median household income

$60,357$71,364

Median home value

$89,600$110,400

Median gross rent

$739$895

Shelbyville

Population

4,3124,248

Median household income

$40,764$54,400

Median home value

$80,100$111,200

Median gross rent

$571$724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moweaqua	Shelbyville
Under 5	6.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	21.4%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	14.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.5%
55 to 64	7.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.2%
75 and over	7.3%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moweaqua	Shelbyville
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moweaqua	Shelbyville
No high school diploma	10.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	41.3%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moweaqua	Shelbyville
Drove alone	86.4%	78.7%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	2.7%	4.4%
Bicycle	2.9%	3.1%
Worked from home	1.3%	4.9%
Other means	0.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moweaqua	Shelbyville
1-unit, detached	81.4%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	5.9%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Moweaqua	Shelbyville
Poverty rate	6.8%	14.2%
Average household size	2.61	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	22	12
Median year structure built	1959	1952