Shelby

Population: 8,706
Median household income: $52,760
Median home value: $117,300

Shelby is a community in Richland County, Ohio, home to 8,706 residents. Its median household income of $52,760 runs below the Richland County figure of $57,649.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shelby's population declined 1.8% from 8,866 to 8,706, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $92,900 to $117,300.

15.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,706
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,760
Median home value: $117,300
Median gross rent: $724
Housing units: 3,943
Homeownership rate: 63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,8668,706

Median household income

$45,417$52,760

Median home value

$92,900$117,300

Median gross rent

$642$724

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,866	$45,417	$92,900	$642
2020	8,282	$45,673	$93,600	$624
2021	8,294	$51,240	$102,600	$634
2022	8,360	$55,355	$114,700	$723
2023	8,706	$52,760	$117,300	$724

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	459	5.3%
5 to 17	1,721	19.8%
18 to 24	498	5.7%
25 to 34	1,096	12.6%
35 to 44	1,064	12.2%
45 to 54	985	11.3%
55 to 64	1,096	12.6%
65 to 74	981	11.3%
75 and over	806	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,137	93.5%
Black or African American	24	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	162	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	187	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	194	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate46.4%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	504	8.4%
High school graduate	2,797	46.4%
Some college or associate's	1,810	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	622	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	295	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,420	86.6%
Carpooled	203	5.1%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	28	0.7%
Bicycle	23	0.6%
Worked from home	275	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,136	30.9%
15 to 29 min	1,790	48.7%
30 to 44 min	525	14.3%
45 to 59 min	76	2.1%
60+ min	148	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 13.7% (1,138 of 8,326)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,226	61.3%
Nonfamily households	1,406	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,632	92.1%
Vacant	311	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,321	63.9%
Renter-occupied	1,311	36.1%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units13.4%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,888	73.2%
1-unit, attached	82	2.1%
2 to 4 units	530	13.4%
5 to 19 units	366	9.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	77	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3972102
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 40.8851, -82.6583