With 17,668 people, Shelbyville is a city in Kentucky. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 7,583 people. This skews young, with a median age of 34.8. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 1,912 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,610, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shelbyville
What changed most since 1990
Population6,238 → 17,668(+183%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share22.3% → 5.6%(−16.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$41,795 → $75,610(+81%)US over the same years: +14%
Shelbyville's population equals 36% of Shelby County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 57% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 54% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.9%(181)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.1%(92)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.3%(388)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,013 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Shelbyville, decade by decade
Shelbyville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,238
$41,795
$120,003
13.3%
44.1
2000
10,085
$68,507
$200,018
18.6%
57.1
2010
14,045
$66,442
$209,024
23.3%
64.4
2020
17,282
$79,978
$227,621
28.1%
67.2
2024
17,668
$75,610
$257,100
26.7%
63.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
