Shelbyville, TN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

50,533

1.57% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

37.9

1.56% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

12.4%

8.67% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$59,955

8.31% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$221,200

23% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Shelbyville, TN had a population of 50.5k people with a median age of 37.9 and a median household income of $59,955. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Shelbyville, TN grew from 49,754 to 50,533, a 1.57% increase and its median household income grew from $55,354 to $59,955, a 8.31% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Shelbyville, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.2%), White (Hispanic) (6.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.47%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.66%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.6%).

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.

95.2% of the residents in Shelbyville, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Shelbyville, TN are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville (197 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Shelbyville, TN was $221,200, and the homeownership rate was 70.4%.

Most people in Shelbyville, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 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 50.5k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 6.41% of Shelbyville, TN residents were born outside of the country (3.24k people).

In 2022, there were 11.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38k people) in Shelbyville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.33k White (Hispanic) and 3.27k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.2%

2022 Citizenship

95.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 95.2% of Shelbyville, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Shelbyville, TN was 95.8%, 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 ± 61
White (Hispanic)
3.33k ± 919
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.27k ± 343

13.6%

Hispanic Population

6.86k people

13.6% of the people in Shelbyville, TN are hispanic (6.86k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Shelbyville, TN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

6.41%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.24k people

5.51%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.74k people

As of 2022, 6.41% of Shelbyville, TN residents (3.24k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Shelbyville, TN was 5.51%, 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
1,157 ± 233
Gulf War (2001-)
636 ± 287
Gulf War (1990s)
392 ± 173

Shelbyville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Shelbyville, TN employs 23.3k people. The largest industries in Shelbyville, TN are Manufacturing (4,501 people), Retail Trade (2,994 people), and Construction (2,367 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($103,125), Utilities ($90,735), and Information ($58,638).

Employment

Occupations

23.3k

2022 Value

± 1,327

3.56%

1 Year growth

± 7.63%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Shelbyville, TN grew at a rate of 3.56%, from 22.5k employees to 23.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shelbyville, TN, are Production Occupations (3,084 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,554 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,923 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shelbyville, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

23.3k

2022 Value

± 1,327

3.56%

1 Year growth

± 7.63%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Shelbyville, TN grew at a rate of 3.56%, from 22.5k employees to 23.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shelbyville, TN, are Manufacturing (4,501 people), Retail Trade (2,994 people), and Construction (2,367 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

$41,537

Median earning men ± $3,015

$32,553

Median earning women ± $2,720

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,172), Information ($75,568), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,884).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,920), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,233), and Wholesale Trade ($52,717).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

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

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.978%)
Independent Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 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 Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Shelbyville, TN awarded 197 degrees. The student population of Shelbyville, TN in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 444 male students and 106 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Shelbyville, TN are White (148 and 75.9%), followed by Black or African American (18 and 9.23%), Hispanic or Latino (11 and 5.64%), and Two or More Races (9 and 4.62%).

The largest universities in Shelbyville, TN by number of degrees awarded are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville (197 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Shelbyville, TN are Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology (59 and 29.9%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (47 and 23.9%), and Electrician (15 and 7.61%).

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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In 2022, 0.806% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.744% 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 (1.75M), Some college (1.2M), and Bachelors Degree (956k).

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 Shelbyville, TN was $221,200 in 2022, which is 0.785 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $179,900 to $221,200, a 23% increase. The homeownership rate in Shelbyville, TN is 70.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Shelbyville, TN have an average commute time of 26.4 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.

Median household income in Shelbyville, TN is $59,955. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Shelbyville, TN was Williamson County, TN with a value of $125,943, followed by Wilson County, TN and Sumner County, TN, with respective values of $89,462 and $81,883.

Property

$221,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,712

$12,998

Median Property Taxes

±$926

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 range.

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

Rent vs Own

70.4%

Homeownership

2022

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 70.4% of the housing units in Shelbyville, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Shelbyville, TN was Williamson County, TN with a value of $125,943, followed by Wilson County, TN and Sumner County, TN, with respective values of $89,462 and $81,883.

The following map shows all of the counties in Shelbyville, TN 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.

$59,955

Median Household Income

± $3,085

18.5k

Number of Households

± 1,178

In 2022, the median household income of the 18.5k households in Shelbyville, TN grew to $59,955 from the previous year's value of $55,354.

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.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2022, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.289% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (75.7%)
Carpooled (16%)
Worked At Home (6.29%)

In 2022, 75.7% of workers in Shelbyville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16%) and those who worked at home (6.29%).

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

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shelbyville, TN have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.81% 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

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shelbyville, TN (6.18k out of 49.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

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.

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

86.2% of the population of Shelbyville, TN has health coverage, with 41.1% on employee plans, 17.3% on Medicaid, 10.5% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 1.77% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1403 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.143% increase from the previous year (1401 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1793 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 560 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,403 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tennessee

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see an average of 1,403 patients per year. This represents a 0.143% increase from the previous year (1,401 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 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

13.8%

Uninsured

41.1%

Employer Coverage

17.3%

Medicaid

10.5%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

1.77%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Shelbyville, TN grew by 8.59% from 12.7% to 13.8%.

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.

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