Shirley

Population: 1,026
Median household income: $66,429
Median home value: $103,700

Located in Hancock County, Indiana, Shirley is a community with a population of 1,026. At $66,429, its median household income sits below Hancock County's $91,326.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shirley's population grew 7.8% from 952 to 1,026, while its median home value rose 32.6% from $78,200 to $103,700.

The median gross rent is $513. 6.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,026
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,429
Median home value: $103,700
Median gross rent: $513
Housing units: 400
Homeownership rate: 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9521,026

Median household income

$55,040$66,429

Median home value

$78,200$103,700

Median gross rent

$745$513

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	952	$55,040	$78,200	$745
2020	1,055	$53,000	$77,600	$733
2021	946	$55,104	$79,200	$760
2022	1,027	$61,250	$96,100	$680
2023	1,026	$66,429	$103,700	$513

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1727.6%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	3.2%
5 to 17	283	27.6%
18 to 24	86	8.4%
25 to 34	124	12.1%
35 to 44	159	15.5%
45 to 54	109	10.6%
55 to 64	108	10.5%
65 to 74	55	5.4%
75 and over	69	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	998	97.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate47.1%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	10.3%
High school graduate	294	47.1%
Some college or associate's	224	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	34	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	420	90.7%
Carpooled	22	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83	18.7%
15 to 29 min	185	41.7%
30 to 44 min	75	16.9%
45 to 59 min	56	12.6%
60+ min	45	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 9.0% (92 of 1,020)

	Count	Share
Family households	282	75.0%
Nonfamily households	94	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	376	94.0%
Vacant	24	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	331	88.0%
Renter-occupied	45	12.0%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	347	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	2.0%
5 to 19 units	31	7.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1869516
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8909, -85.5799