Shelby County, Indiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Shelby County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	45,265	6,851,073	334,922,499	1097th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,190	$71,957	$80,734	1033rd of 3,221
Median Age	41.5	38.1	38.9	1645th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.9%	29.5%	35.7%	1666th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$212,400	$218,200	$332,700	1274th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$987	$1,062	$1,413	1038th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.0%	12.3%	12.5%	1692nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.3%	5.2%	2162nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	110.1	191.2	n/a	920th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.4%	6.3%	14.1%	1398th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.6	n/a	n/a	1624th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.5%	70.6%	65.2%	1931st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.9	24.1	26.4	1693rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.0%	10.7%	15.1%	1470th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.4%	n/a	n/a	2070th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.1%	47.3%	46.9%	1222nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.2%	n/a	n/a	1207th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Shelby County, Indiana

Statistic	Shelby County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.6%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.0	41.4	61.4

Age in Shelby County, Indiana

Statistic	Shelby County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	41.5	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.9%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.6%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Shelby County, Indiana

Statistic	Shelby County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	18,450	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.0%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.9%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.9%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.9%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	24.3%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Shelby County, Indiana

Statistic	Shelby County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,701	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.8%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.9%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.7%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.0%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.1%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Shelby County, Indiana

Statistic	Shelby County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	19,674	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.9%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.7%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.2%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.5%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.5%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,412	$1,614	n/a

Education in Shelby County, Indiana

Statistic	Shelby County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	9.1%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.4%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.6%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.7%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.2%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Shelby County, Indiana

Statistic	Shelby County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.4%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.3%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.4%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Shelby County, Indiana

Statistic	Shelby County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.5%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.5%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.7%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.4%	8.1%	16.7%

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