Shelby County, Alabama

Interactive maps and statistics for Shelby County, Alabama: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Alabama and the United States.

Shelby County, Alabama is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (138th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for broadband access (126th of 3,135 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Shelby County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	230,211	5,086,768	334,922,499	308th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$97,961	$63,999	$80,734	184th of 3,221
Median Age	40.3	39.3	38.9	2015th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	46.8%	28.4%	35.7%	138th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$326,100	$209,900	$332,700	505th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,401	$1,007	$1,413	314th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.2%	15.6%	12.5%	2978th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	4.7%	5.2%	2585th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	293.1	100.4	n/a	508th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.5%	4.0%	14.1%	891st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.6	n/a	n/a	356th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.4%	70.2%	65.2%	425th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.5	25.5	26.4	575th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.9%	8.8%	15.1%	264th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2201st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.2%	46.1%	46.9%	171st of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.7%	n/a	n/a	126th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Shelby County, Alabama

Statistic	Shelby County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.6%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.4%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	43.9	52.8	61.4

Age in Shelby County, Alabama

Statistic	Shelby County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	40.3	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	22.8%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.5%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.8%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Shelby County, Alabama

Statistic	Shelby County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	86,866	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	72.7%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.9%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.6%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.5%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	25.9%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Shelby County, Alabama

Statistic	Shelby County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,440	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.4%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.7%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	16.3%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.2%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.9%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.6%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Shelby County, Alabama

Statistic	Shelby County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	91,995	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.0%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.9%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.6%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.6%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.6%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,423	$788	n/a

Education in Shelby County, Alabama

Statistic	Shelby County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.4%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.3%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	30.7%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.1%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Shelby County, Alabama

Statistic	Shelby County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.1%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.8%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.8%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.4%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Shelby County, Alabama

Statistic	Shelby County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.8%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.9%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.6%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.5%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.1%	4.5%	16.7%

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