New Era vs Shelby

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

New Era 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 453 in New Era). New Era has the higher median household income ($81,500 vs $53,309 in Shelby). New Era has the higher median home value ($172,200 vs $124,000 in Shelby).

Population, income & housing

	New Era	Shelby
Population	453	2,571
Median age	53.1 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,500	$53,309
Median home value	$172,200	$124,000
Median gross rent	$967	$682
Housing units	193	877
Homeownership rate	94.4%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Era	Shelby
Population	472 → 453 (-4.0%)	2,427 → 2,571 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$65,938 → $81,500 (+23.6%)	$43,511 → $53,309 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $172,200 (+46.7%)	$87,700 → $124,000 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $967 (+51.6%)	$728 → $682 (-6.3%)

New Era

Population

472453

Median household income

$65,938$81,500

Median home value

$117,400$172,200

Median gross rent

$638$967

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)

	New Era	Shelby
Under 5	2.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.6%	24.9%
18 to 24	7.9%	11.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	16.5%
35 to 44	4.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	16.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	18.3%	7.3%
65 to 74	16.1%	7.4%
75 and over	10.2%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Era	Shelby
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	39.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	58.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Era	Shelby
No high school diploma	4.6%	17.2%
High school graduate	30.3%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Era	Shelby
Drove alone	79.4%	75.1%
Carpooled	7.9%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Era	Shelby
1-unit, detached	97.9%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	New Era	Shelby
Poverty rate	7.3%	16.8%
Average household size	2.54	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1961	1961