Shelbyville

Population: 17,436
Median household income: $73,733
Median home value: $238,600

Shelbyville, a community in Shelby County, Kentucky, has 17,436 residents. At $73,733, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $82,671.

From 2019 to 2023, Shelbyville's population grew 8.9% from 16,009 to 17,436, while its median home value rose 33.6% from $178,600 to $238,600.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 64.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,436
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,733
Median home value: $238,600
Median gross rent: $979
Housing units: 6,768
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,00917,436

Median household income

$61,269$73,733

Median home value

$178,600$238,600

Median gross rent

$835$979

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,009	$61,269	$178,600	$835
2020	16,244	$65,986	$187,800	$818
2021	16,932	$70,751	$192,900	$871
2022	17,239	$74,433	$223,900	$947
2023	17,436	$73,733	$238,600	$979

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,274	7.3%
5 to 17	3,177	18.2%
18 to 24	1,700	9.7%
25 to 34	2,065	11.8%
35 to 44	2,682	15.4%
45 to 54	2,164	12.4%
55 to 64	1,813	10.4%
65 to 74	1,637	9.4%
75 and over	924	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,296	64.8%
Black or African American	1,472	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	101	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	137	0.8%
Two or more races	908	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,507	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,045	18.1%
High school graduate	3,480	30.8%
Some college or associate's	2,900	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,856	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,004	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,856	78.0%
Carpooled	1,054	12.0%
Public transit	21	0.2%
Walked	21	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	786	8.9%
Other means	52	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,531	31.6%
15 to 29 min	2,231	27.9%
30 to 44 min	2,037	25.4%
45 to 59 min	662	8.3%
60+ min	543	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 11.6% (1,982 of 17,054)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,435	69.9%
Nonfamily households	1,906	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,341	93.7%
Vacant	427	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,622	57.1%
Renter-occupied	2,719	42.9%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units16.2%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,461	65.9%
1-unit, attached	334	4.9%
2 to 4 units	583	8.6%
5 to 19 units	1,094	16.2%
20 or more units	233	3.4%
Mobile home & other	63	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2170050
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 38.2076, -85.2293

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