Shelbyville, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

17,668

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.8

5.43% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.5%

24.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$75,610

2.55% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$257,100

7.75% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Shelbyville, KY is home to a population of 17.7k people, from which 92.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.4% of Shelbyville, KY residents were born outside of the country (1.85k people).

In 2024, there were 7.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.9k people) in Shelbyville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.54k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.01k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.3%

2024 Citizenship

93.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.3% of Shelbyville, KY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shelbyville, KY was 93.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shelbyville, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.9k ± 719
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.54k ± 536
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.01k ± 286

19.3%

Hispanic Population

3.41k people

19.3% of the people in Shelbyville, KY are hispanic (3.41k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Shelbyville, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

10.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.85k people

9.78%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.71k people

As of 2024, 10.4% of Shelbyville, KY residents (1.85k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Shelbyville, KY was 9.78%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
385 ± 199
Gulf War (2001-)
181 ± 108
Gulf War (1990s)
89 ± 90

Shelbyville, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Shelbyville, KY.

Economy

The economy of Shelbyville, KY employs 8.82k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shelbyville, KY were Manufacturing (1,762 people), Retail Trade (1,375 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,225 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($120,268), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,652), and Finance & Insurance ($68,565).

Employment

Occupations

8.82k

2024 Value

± 876

−2.4%

1 Year decline

± 14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shelbyville, KY declined at a rate of −2.4%, from 9.04k employees to 8.82k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shelbyville, KY, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,138 people), Production Occupations (1,137 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,077 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shelbyville, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (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

8.82k

2024 Value

± 876

−2.4%

1 Year decline

± 14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shelbyville, KY declined at a rate of −2.4%, from 9.04k employees to 8.82k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shelbyville, KY, are Manufacturing (1,762 people), Retail Trade (1,375 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,225 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shelbyville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Shelbyville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,949

Median earning men ± $6,955

$42,451

Median earning women ± $3,431

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($91,397), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,701), and Public Administration ($67,356).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,875), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,125).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Shelbyville, KY was $257,100 in 2024, which is 0.773 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $238,600 to $257,100, a 7.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Shelbyville, KY is 56.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shelbyville, KY have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shelbyville, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$257,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,777

$3,744

Median Property Taxes

±$536

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 Shelbyville, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

56.1%

Homeownership

2024

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 56.1% of the housing units in Shelbyville, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Shelbyville, KY 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.

$75,610

Median Household Income

± $6,042

6.67k

Number of Households

± 725

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.67k households in Shelbyville, KY grew to $75,610 from the previous year's value of $73,733.

The following chart displays the households in Shelbyville, KY 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 Shelbyville, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Worked At Home (10.9%)

In 2024, 76% of workers in Shelbyville, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who worked at home (10.9%).

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

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shelbyville, KY have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.41% of the workforce in Shelbyville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shelbyville, KY (2.52k out of 17.4k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Shelbyville, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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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