Shelby County vs Uvalde County

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

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

Uvalde County has the higher population (24,810 vs 24,108 in Shelby County). Uvalde County has the higher median household income ($57,849 vs $50,436 in Shelby County). Uvalde County has the higher median home value ($144,400 vs $111,700 in Shelby County).

Population, income & housing

	Shelby County	Uvalde County
Population	24,108	24,810
Median age	40.0 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,436	$57,849
Median home value	$111,700	$144,400
Median gross rent	$832	$966
Housing units	11,530	10,092
Homeownership rate	75.0%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shelby County	Uvalde County
Population	25,349 → 24,108 (-4.9%)	26,920 → 24,810 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$42,522 → $50,436 (+18.6%)	$41,679 → $57,849 (+38.8%)
Median home value	$78,100 → $111,700 (+43.0%)	$89,000 → $144,400 (+62.2%)
Median gross rent	$564 → $832 (+47.5%)	$645 → $966 (+49.8%)

Shelby County

Population

25,34924,108

Median household income

$42,522$50,436

Median home value

$78,100$111,700

Median gross rent

$564$832

Uvalde County

Population

26,92024,810

Median household income

$41,679$57,849

Median home value

$89,000$144,400

Median gross rent

$645$966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shelby County	Uvalde County
Under 5	7.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	11.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.0%
75 and over	7.1%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shelby County	Uvalde County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	25.8%
Black or African American	15.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.6%	70.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shelby County	Uvalde County
No high school diploma	17.5%	21.7%
High school graduate	37.5%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shelby County	Uvalde County
Drove alone	83.3%	79.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	13.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.1%
Other means	2.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shelby County	Uvalde County
1-unit, detached	60.7%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	5.1%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	32.2%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Shelby County	Uvalde County
Poverty rate	23.5%	21.9%
Average household size	2.61	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1983	1984