Shelby

Population: 709
Median household income: $75,795
Median home value: $112,200

Shelby, a community in Polk County, Nebraska, has 709 residents. Its median household income of $75,795 runs above the Polk County figure of $71,771.

From 2019 to 2023, Shelby's population declined 5.7% from 752 to 709, while its median home value rose 19.4% from $94,000 to $112,200.

The median gross rent is $521. 16.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 709
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $75,795
Median home value: $112,200
Median gross rent: $521
Housing units: 272
Homeownership rate: 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

752709

Median household income

$73,472$75,795

Median home value

$94,000$112,200

Median gross rent

$596$521

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	752	$73,472	$94,000	$596
2020	714	$65,938	$92,500	$605
2021	731	$68,125	$93,800	$645
2022	675	$71,458	$107,300	$725
2023	709	$75,795	$112,200	$521

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over14.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	6.6%
5 to 17	118	16.6%
18 to 24	56	7.9%
25 to 34	93	13.1%
35 to 44	57	8.0%
45 to 54	99	14.0%
55 to 64	66	9.3%
65 to 74	74	10.4%
75 and over	99	14.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	595	83.9%
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	18	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate47.3%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	4.1%
High school graduate	231	47.3%
Some college or associate's	158	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	61	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled25.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	237	66.9%
Carpooled	90	25.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	4.5%
Other means	5	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	87	25.7%
15 to 29 min	72	21.3%
30 to 44 min	140	41.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	39	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 6.2% (43 of 699)

	Count	Share
Family households	189	74.7%
Nonfamily households	64	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	253	93.0%
Vacant	19	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	222	87.7%
Renter-occupied	31	12.3%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	241	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	20	7.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3144595
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1942, -97.4263