Marshall County vs Shelby County

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

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

Marshall County has the higher population (46,225 vs 45,104 in Shelby County). Shelby County has the higher median household income ($71,301 vs $68,041 in Marshall County). Shelby County has the higher median home value ($188,300 vs $184,500 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall County	Shelby County
Population	46,225	45,104
Median age	39.6 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,041	$71,301
Median home value	$184,500	$188,300
Median gross rent	$936	$956
Housing units	19,959	19,576
Homeownership rate	76.5%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall County	Shelby County
Population	46,461 → 46,225 (-0.5%)	44,438 → 45,104 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$52,658 → $68,041 (+29.2%)	$60,404 → $71,301 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$138,700 → $184,500 (+33.0%)	$133,200 → $188,300 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $936 (+24.1%)	$801 → $956 (+19.4%)

Marshall County

Population

46,46146,225

Median household income

$52,658$68,041

Median home value

$138,700$184,500

Median gross rent

$754$936

Shelby County

Population

44,43845,104

Median household income

$60,404$71,301

Median home value

$133,200$188,300

Median gross rent

$801$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshall County	Shelby County
Under 5	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	10.5%	10.6%
75 and over	7.8%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall County	Shelby County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall County	Shelby County
No high school diploma	13.9%	9.6%
High school graduate	38.1%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall County	Shelby County
Drove alone	78.8%	79.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.6%
Worked from home	5.2%	8.5%
Other means	1.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall County	Shelby County
1-unit, detached	80.9%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	6.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Marshall County	Shelby County
Poverty rate	10.9%	11.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1973	1971