Leroy vs Shelby

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

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

Leroy has the higher population (278 vs 259 in Shelby).

Population, income & housing

	Leroy	Shelby
Population	278	259
Median age	50.2 yrs	65.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,500
Median home value	—	$128,100
Housing units	147	144
Homeownership rate	24.5%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leroy	Shelby
Population	—	397 → 259 (-34.8%)
Median household income	—	$53,606 → $54,500 (+1.7%)
Median home value	—	$101,500 → $128,100 (+26.2%)

Leroy

Shelby

Population

397259

Median household income

$53,606$54,500

Median home value

$101,500$128,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leroy	Shelby
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	31.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.0%	5.0%
35 to 44	3.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	48.9%	4.2%
55 to 64	9.0%	26.3%
65 to 74	3.6%	59.1%
75 and over	0.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leroy	Shelby
White (non-Hispanic)	61.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	7.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	31.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leroy	Shelby
No high school diploma	5.2%	14.7%
High school graduate	23.0%	68.7%
Some college or associate's	71.7%	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leroy	Shelby
Drove alone	86.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leroy	Shelby
1-unit, detached	100.0%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leroy	Shelby
Poverty rate	0.0%	14.7%
Average household size	1.89	1.80
Median year structure built	1938	1951