With 24,155 people, Shelby County is a county in Texas. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $101,500. That trails the Texas median by roughly 37%. Density works out to 30 people per square mile. Renters pay $781 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,776, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shelby County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$84,002 → $101,500(+21%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.8% → 15.1%(+6.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share2.4% → 19.9%(+17.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)29.3%(276)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.4%(164)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.2%(322)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.8%(26)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 942 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
Shelby County, decade by decade
Shelby County 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
22,034
$41,872
$84,002
8.8%
47.2
2000
25,224
$53,032
$91,083
12.2%
58.5
2010
25,448
$46,646
$92,644
13.5%
65.1
2020
24,022
$49,900
$99,145
14.0%
72.0
2024
24,155
$49,776
$101,500
15.1%
72.3
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.
