Shelby County, OH

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2023 Population

48,007

0.287% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.1

0.249% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

11.1%

1.66% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$72,822

0.925% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$190,300

9.24% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

23,715

1.41% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Shelby County, OH had a population of 48k people with a median age of 40.1 and a median household income of $72,822. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Shelby County, OH declined from 48,145 to 48,007, a −0.287% decrease and its median household income declined from $73,502 to $72,822, a −0.925% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Shelby County, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.1%), White (Hispanic) (0.931%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.779%).

None of the households in Shelby County, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Shelby County, OH are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Shelby County, OH was $190,300, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Shelby County, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Shelby County, OH was 2 cars per household.

Shelby County, OH borders Auglaize County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Darke County, OH, Logan County, OH, Mercer County, OH, and Miami County, OH.

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Population & Diversity

Shelby County, OH is home to a population of 48k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.54% of Shelby County, OH residents were born outside of the country (738 people).

In 2023, there were 28.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.1k people) in Shelby County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.54k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 1.01k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.4% of Shelby County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Shelby County, OH was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Shelby County, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shelby County, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
44.1k ± 235
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.54k ± 232
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.01k ± 182

1.68%

Hispanic Population

807 people

1.68% of the people in Shelby County, OH are hispanic (807 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Shelby County, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
65,962 ± 6,288 people
Mexico
43,233 ± 5,095 people
China
34,193 ± 4,533 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 65,962 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 43,233 and China with 34,193.

Foreign-Born Population

1.54%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

738 people

1.36%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

654 people

As of 2023, 1.54% of Shelby County, OH residents (738 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Shelby County, OH was 1.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Shelby County, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
901 ± 182
Gulf War (2001-)
487 ± 185
Gulf War (1990s)
419 ± 133

Shelby County, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.85 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Shelby County, OH employs 23.7k people. The largest industries in Shelby County, OH are Manufacturing (8,969 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,737 people), and Retail Trade (1,964 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,750), Transportation & Warehousing ($60,839), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,459).

Males in Ohio have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,975. The income inequality in Ohio (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

23.7k

2023 Value

± 1,035

−1.41%

1 Year decline

± 6.13%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Shelby County, OH declined at a rate of −1.41%, from 24.1k employees to 23.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shelby County, OH, are Production Occupations (4,723 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,591 people), and Management Occupations (1,944 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shelby County, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

23.7k

2023 Value

± 1,035

−1.41%

1 Year decline

± 6.13%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Shelby County, OH declined at a rate of −1.41%, from 24.1k employees to 23.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shelby County, OH, are Manufacturing (8,969 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,737 people), and Retail Trade (1,964 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shelby County, OH, though some of these residents may live in Shelby County, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,912

Median earning men ± $3,013

$37,246

Median earning women ± $1,500

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,399), Other Services Except Public Administration ($68,333), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,036).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($60,260), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,595), and Information ($48,571).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

63
Other Services (except Public Administration)
60
Retail Trade
60
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$868k
Manufacturing
$98.5k
Construction
$86.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Shelby County, OH went to Donald J. Trump with 80.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (80.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.15%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Shelby County, OH for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.724% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.686% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.05M), Some college (1.98M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Shelby County, OH was $190,300 in 2023, which is 0.627 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $174,200 to $190,300, a 9.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Shelby County, OH is 73.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Shelby County, OH have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shelby County, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Shelby County, OH is $72,822. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Shelby County, OH was Census Tract 9715 with a value of $89,013, followed by Census Tract 9714 and Census Tract 9716, with respective values of $87,560 and $85,417.

In 2023, 8.25% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Shelby County, OH. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.55%.

Housing

Property

$190,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,810

$13,854

Median Property Taxes

±$767

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Shelby County, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Shelby County, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.7%

Homeownership

2023

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 73.7% of the housing units in Shelby County, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Shelby County, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9715
Census Tract 9714
Census Tract 9716

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Shelby County, OH was Census Tract 9715 with a value of $89,013, followed by Census Tract 9714 and Census Tract 9716, with respective values of $87,560 and $85,417.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Shelby County, OH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,822

Median Household Income

± $3,392

18.8k

Number of Households

± 927

In 2023, the median household income of the 18.8k households in Shelby County, OH declined from $72,822 from the previous year's value of $73,502.

The following chart displays the households in Shelby County, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Shelby County, OH is from Ohio.

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2022, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0361% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.8%)
Carpooled (9.86%)
Worked At Home (4.36%)

In 2023, 83.8% of workers in Shelby County, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.86%) and those who worked at home (4.36%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shelby County, OH have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.34% of the workforce in Shelby County, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Shelby County, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Shelby County, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Shelby County, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 8.25% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Shelby County, OH. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.55%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shelby County, OH (5.27k out of 47.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Shelby County, OH is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 14% of the children was living in poverty in Shelby County, OH. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.3% of the population of Shelby County, OH has health coverage, with 58.3% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 14.2% on Medicare, 8.84% on non-group plans, and 1.35% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Shelby County, OH see 2417 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.45% increase from the previous year (2314 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3691 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1116 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,417 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Shelby County, OH

Primary care physicians in Shelby County, OH see an average of 2,417 patients per year. This represents a 4.45% increase from the previous year (2,314 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Shelby County, OH in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.7%

Uninsured

58.3%

Employer Coverage

12.6%

Medicaid

14.2%

Medicare

8.84%

Non-Group

1.35%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Shelby County, OH grew by 6.14% from 4.43% to 4.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Shelby County, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 45.7 in Shelby County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Shelby County, OH.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.6% in Shelby County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Shelby County, OH.