Shelbyville

Population: 24,125
Median household income: $52,290
Median home value: $224,700

Located in Bedford County, Tennessee, Shelbyville is a community with a population of 24,125. The median household income of $52,290 is below the Bedford County median ($62,197).

From 2019 to 2023, Shelbyville's population grew 11.7% from 21,591 to 24,125, while its median home value rose 80.5% from $124,500 to $224,700.

11.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 48.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,125
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: $52,290
Median home value: $224,700
Median gross rent: $935
Housing units: 9,245
Homeownership rate: 48.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,59124,125

Median household income

$41,716$52,290

Median home value

$124,500$224,700

Median gross rent

$768$935

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,591	$41,716	$124,500	$768
2020	21,841	$44,030	$139,400	$784
2021	23,005	$45,160	$140,300	$807
2022	23,676	$50,694	$173,600	$882
2023	24,125	$52,290	$224,700	$935

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,879	7.8%
5 to 17	5,263	21.8%
18 to 24	1,957	8.1%
25 to 34	3,928	16.3%
35 to 44	3,373	14.0%
45 to 54	3,017	12.5%
55 to 64	2,357	9.8%
65 to 74	1,184	4.9%
75 and over	1,167	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,016	54.0%
Black or African American	2,827	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71	0.3%
Asian	51	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,120	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,040	29.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.5%

High school graduate42.3%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,231	21.5%
High school graduate	6,351	42.3%
Some college or associate's	3,703	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,121	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	620	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled21.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,314	70.9%
Carpooled	2,512	21.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	54	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	654	5.6%
Other means	193	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,119	37.2%
15 to 29 min	2,974	26.9%
30 to 44 min	1,612	14.6%
45 to 59 min	1,195	10.8%
60+ min	1,173	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 20.3% (4,774 of 23,504)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,895	67.3%
Nonfamily households	2,864	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,759	94.7%
Vacant	486	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,233	48.3%
Renter-occupied	4,526	51.7%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,076	65.7%
1-unit, attached	146	1.6%
2 to 4 units	968	10.5%
5 to 19 units	962	10.4%
20 or more units	255	2.8%
Mobile home & other	838	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4767760
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5015, -86.4517