Shelby, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

1,700

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

8.31% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

55.6%

5.01% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$25,948

6.42% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$90,400

9.71% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Shelby, MS employs 253 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shelby, MS were Educational Services (116 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (41 people), and Retail Trade (32 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($32,639), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,518), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,161).

Employment

Occupations

253

2024 Value

± 142

−0.394%

1 Year decline

± 78%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shelby, MS declined at a rate of −0.394%, from 254 employees to 253 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shelby, MS, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (69 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (41 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (28 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shelby, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

253

2024 Value

± 142

−0.394%

1 Year decline

± 78%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shelby, MS declined at a rate of −0.394%, from 254 employees to 253 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shelby, MS, are Educational Services (116 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (41 people), and Retail Trade (32 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shelby, MS, though some of these residents may live in Shelby, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$22,171

Median earning men ± $13,439

$25,357

Median earning women ± $10,965

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,264) and Retail Trade ($17,143).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Shelby, MS was $90,400 in 2024, which is 0.272 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $82,400 to $90,400, a 9.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Shelby, MS is 67.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shelby, MS have an average commute time of 36.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shelby, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$90,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$33,210

$506

Median Property Taxes

±$154

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, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

67.8%

Homeownership

2024

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.8% of the housing units in Shelby, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$25,948

Median Household Income

± $12,934

746

Number of Households

± 199

In 2024, the median household income of the 746 households in Shelby, MS declined from $25,948 from the previous year's value of $27,728.

The following chart displays the households in Shelby, MS 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Shelby, MS is from Mississippi.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2024, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.74% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.4%)
Carpooled (20.6%)

In 2024, 79.4% of workers in Shelby, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

36.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shelby, MS have a longer commute time (36.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 24.5% of the workforce in Shelby, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

55.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shelby, MS (912 out of 1.64k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Shelby, MS is Black, followed by White and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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