Patterson Springs vs Shelby

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

Patterson Springs and Shelby are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shelby has the higher population (21,868 vs 980 in Patterson Springs). Patterson Springs has the higher median household income ($55,625 vs $50,705 in Shelby). Shelby has the higher median home value ($185,400 vs $116,000 in Patterson Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Patterson Springs	Shelby
Population	980	21,868
Median age	33.0 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,625	$50,705
Median home value	$116,000	$185,400
Median gross rent	$982	$899
Housing units	361	10,804
Homeownership rate	66.6%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patterson Springs	Shelby
Population	934 → 980 (+4.9%)	20,007 → 21,868 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$29,605 → $55,625 (+87.9%)	$38,559 → $50,705 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$83,000 → $116,000 (+39.8%)	$119,300 → $185,400 (+55.4%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $982 (+67.0%)	$707 → $899 (+27.2%)

Patterson Springs

Population

934980

Median household income

$29,605$55,625

Median home value

$83,000$116,000

Median gross rent

$588$982

Shelby

Population

20,00721,868

Median household income

$38,559$50,705

Median home value

$119,300$185,400

Median gross rent

$707$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patterson Springs	Shelby
Under 5	4.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	13.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	22.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	8.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	12.8%
75 and over	5.0%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patterson Springs	Shelby
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	52.7%
Black or African American	13.8%	32.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	1.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.9%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patterson Springs	Shelby
No high school diploma	6.5%	11.0%
High school graduate	51.2%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patterson Springs	Shelby
Drove alone	93.8%	79.3%
Carpooled	2.8%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patterson Springs	Shelby
1-unit, detached	66.8%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	3.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	29.4%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Patterson Springs	Shelby
Poverty rate	25.5%	18.2%
Average household size	3.06	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1973	1970