Auglaize County vs Shelby County

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

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

Shelby County has the higher population (48,007 vs 46,209 in Auglaize County). Auglaize County has the higher median household income ($76,454 vs $72,822 in Shelby County). Shelby County has the higher median home value ($190,300 vs $182,000 in Auglaize County).

Population, income & housing

	Auglaize County	Shelby County
Population	46,209	48,007
Median age	40.6 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,454	$72,822
Median home value	$182,000	$190,300
Median gross rent	$853	$904
Housing units	20,034	20,113
Homeownership rate	75.9%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auglaize County	Shelby County
Population	45,729 → 46,209 (+1.0%)	48,749 → 48,007 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$64,074 → $76,454 (+19.3%)	$63,806 → $72,822 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$147,300 → $182,000 (+23.6%)	$145,600 → $190,300 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $853 (+17.0%)	$733 → $904 (+23.3%)

Auglaize County

Population

45,72946,209

Median household income

$64,074$76,454

Median home value

$147,300$182,000

Median gross rent

$729$853

Shelby County

Population

48,74948,007

Median household income

$63,806$72,822

Median home value

$145,600$190,300

Median gross rent

$733$904

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auglaize County	Shelby County
Under 5	6.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.8%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.3%	10.7%
75 and over	7.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auglaize County	Shelby County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auglaize County	Shelby County
No high school diploma	6.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	41.5%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auglaize County	Shelby County
Drove alone	84.3%	83.8%
Carpooled	6.8%	9.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.4%	4.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auglaize County	Shelby County
1-unit, detached	81.0%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.8%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Auglaize County	Shelby County
Poverty rate	7.5%	11.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1971	1974