Hart vs Shelby

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

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

Shelby has the higher population (2,571 vs 1,931 in Hart). Hart has the higher median household income ($55,066 vs $53,309 in Shelby). Shelby has the higher median home value ($124,000 vs $119,700 in Hart).

Population, income & housing

	Hart	Shelby
Population	1,931	2,571
Median age	40.5 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,066	$53,309
Median home value	$119,700	$124,000
Median gross rent	$800	$682
Housing units	792	877
Homeownership rate	59.8%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hart	Shelby
Population	2,106 → 1,931 (-8.3%)	2,427 → 2,571 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$40,521 → $55,066 (+35.9%)	$43,511 → $53,309 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $119,700 (+38.1%)	$87,700 → $124,000 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $800 (+18.7%)	$728 → $682 (-6.3%)

Hart

Population

2,1061,931

Median household income

$40,521$55,066

Median home value

$86,700$119,700

Median gross rent

$674$800

Shelby

Population

2,4272,571

Median household income

$43,511$53,309

Median home value

$87,700$124,000

Median gross rent

$728$682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hart	Shelby
Under 5	5.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.1%	24.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	11.6%
25 to 34	13.3%	16.5%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	7.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	7.4%
75 and over	9.7%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hart	Shelby
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	39.3%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	21.8%	58.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hart	Shelby
No high school diploma	12.4%	17.2%
High school graduate	33.8%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hart	Shelby
Drove alone	76.5%	75.1%
Carpooled	16.4%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	1.5%
Other means	0.5%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hart	Shelby
1-unit, detached	73.7%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Hart	Shelby
Poverty rate	19.8%	16.8%
Average household size	2.33	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	15	16
Median year structure built	1948	1961