Shelbyville, TN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

52,237

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

12.6%

7.29% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$67,225

8.08% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$281,200

10.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

24,781

2.79% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Shelbyville, TN 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.

92.8% of the residents in Shelbyville, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Shelbyville, TN are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville (258 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Shelbyville, TN was $281,200, and the homeownership rate was 71.9%.

Most people in Shelbyville, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Shelbyville, TN was 2 cars per household.

Shelbyville, TN borders Lewisburg, TN, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, and Tullahoma-Manchester, TN.

United States Tennessee

Population & Diversity

Shelbyville, TN is home to a population of 52.2k people, from which 92.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.63% of Shelbyville, TN residents were born outside of the country (4.51k people).

In 2024, there were 9.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38k people) in Shelbyville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.01k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3.31k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.8%

2024 Citizenship

94.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.8% of Shelbyville, TN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shelbyville, TN was 94.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shelbyville, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
38k ± 89
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.01k ± 1.1k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.31k ± 373

16%

Hispanic Population

8.36k people

16% of the people in Shelbyville, TN are hispanic (8.36k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

8.63%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.51k people

7.15%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.67k people

As of 2024, 8.63% of Shelbyville, TN residents (4.51k 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, TN was 7.15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
974 ± 199
Gulf War (2001-)
566 ± 208
Gulf War (1990s)
317 ± 145

Shelbyville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.72 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

85.4% of the population of Shelbyville, TN has health coverage, with 42.4% on employee plans, 15.1% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 15.7% on non-group plans, and 1.25% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,437 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tennessee

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see an average of 1,437 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

14.6%

Uninsured

42.4%

Employer Coverage

15.1%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

15.7%

Non-Group

1.25%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Shelbyville, TN grew by 9.68% from 13.3% to 14.6%.

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

Economy

The economy of Shelbyville, TN employs 24.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shelbyville, TN were Manufacturing (4,984 people), Retail Trade (3,266 people), and Construction (2,954 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($97,083), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,590), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,720).

Employment

Occupations

24.8k

2024 Value

± 1,399

2.79%

1 Year growth

± 7.85%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shelbyville, TN grew at a rate of 2.79%, from 24.1k employees to 24.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shelbyville, TN, are Production Occupations (2,827 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,458 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,230 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shelbyville, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (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

24.8k

2024 Value

± 1,399

2.79%

1 Year growth

± 7.85%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shelbyville, TN grew at a rate of 2.79%, from 24.1k employees to 24.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shelbyville, TN, are Manufacturing (4,984 people), Retail Trade (3,266 people), and Construction (2,954 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shelbyville, TN, though some of these residents may live in Shelbyville, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,971

Median earning men ± $2,864

$35,705

Median earning women ± $2,031

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($80,625), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,149), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,821).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,142), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,857), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,375).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% 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 10.8%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

88
Retail Trade
63
Other Services (except Public Administration)
63
Construction

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$205k
Manufacturing
$132k
Transportation and Warehousing
$80.1k
Construction

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 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

Voting results are not available for Shelbyville, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

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 Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Shelbyville, TN awarded 258 degrees. The student population of Shelbyville, TN in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 521 male students and 102 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Shelbyville, TN are White (204 and 79.7%), Hispanic or Latino (22 and 8.59%), Black or African American (17 and 6.64%), and Two or More Races (8 and 3.13%).

The largest universities in Shelbyville, TN by number of degrees awarded are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville (258 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Shelbyville, TN are Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology (67 and 26%), Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (35 and 13.6%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (26 and 10.1%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 623 students enrolled in Shelbyville, TN, 83.6% men and 16.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 458 records, of which 15.9% were women and 84.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management
24 degrees awarded
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
24 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
16 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Shelbyville, TN was System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management with 24 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Shelbyville, TN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

258 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville with 258 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 207 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Shelbyville, TN, which is 4.06 times more than the 51 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 204 degrees mean that there were 9.27 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 22 degrees awarded.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Shelbyville, TN was $281,200 in 2024, which is 0.845 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $255,300 to $281,200, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Shelbyville, TN is 71.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shelbyville, TN have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shelbyville, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$281,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,735

$14,017

Median Property Taxes

±$945

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, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.9%

Homeownership

2024

65.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.9% of the housing units in Shelbyville, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.2%.

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

$67,225

Median Household Income

± $4,697

19.5k

Number of Households

± 1,220

In 2024, the median household income of the 19.5k households in Shelbyville, TN grew to $67,225 from the previous year's value of $62,197.

The following chart displays the households in Shelbyville, TN 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, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.8%)
Carpooled (13.3%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)

In 2024, 74.8% of workers in Shelbyville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (10.5%).

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

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shelbyville, TN have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.54% of the workforce in Shelbyville, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shelbyville, TN (6.48k out of 51.4k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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.