Shelbyville vs Timpson

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

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

Timpson has the higher population (1,124 vs 187 in Shelbyville). Since 2019, Shelbyville's population has grown faster (-5.6% vs -15.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Shelbyville	Timpson
Population	187	1,124
Median age	17.9 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,591
Median home value	—	$77,600
Median gross rent	—	$613
Housing units	59	648
Homeownership rate	32.2%	48.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.3%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shelbyville	Timpson
Population	198 → 187 (-5.6%)	1,335 → 1,124 (-15.8%)
Median household income	—	$33,966 → $41,591 (+22.4%)
Median home value	—	$57,100 → $77,600 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$428 → $613 (+43.2%)

Shelbyville

Population

198187

Timpson

Population

1,3351,124

Median household income

$33,966$41,591

Median home value

$57,100$77,600

Median gross rent

$428$613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shelbyville	Timpson
Under 5	0.0%	8.6%
5 to 17	51.9%	22.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	6.4%	8.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.9%
45 to 54	29.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.8%	21.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	6.9%
75 and over	0.0%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shelbyville	Timpson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	56.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	34.6%
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	8.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shelbyville	Timpson
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.3%
High school graduate	0.0%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	83.3%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shelbyville	Timpson
Drove alone	43.7%	80.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	56.3%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shelbyville	Timpson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	33.6%

Poverty & households

	Shelbyville	Timpson
Poverty rate	0.0%	28.2%
Average household size	3.17	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	—	1976