COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Shelby County

Texas · 22,034 residents · 796 sq mi

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Shelby County is home to 22,034 people in Texas. Median home value sits at $35,000. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 35% less than in Texas as a whole. 24.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,034

−13%vs 2000

vs 25,224 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−1%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

796 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(1,546)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(1,496)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,733)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(1,645)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(1,158)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(3,000)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(2,692)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(2,254)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(2,264)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(2,257)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(1,548)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(441)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,446

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,112 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,510

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,186 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.9%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,000

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $327 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

22.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.6%(17,564)

Black19.4%(4,881)

Hispanic / Latino9.9%(2,489)

Asian0.2%(57)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.2%(17,018)

Black21.6%(4,757)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(525)

Asian0.1%(21)

Other1.1%(238)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.6%(4,491)

Central American0.5%(130)

South American0.4%(99)

Venezuelan0.4%(99)

Nicaraguan0.3%(73)

Salvadoran0.2%(57)

Spaniard0.2%(44)

Asian origin

Japanese0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.7%(178)

Ancestry

American16.9%(4,082)

English9.5%(2,303)

German6.2%(1,492)

Irish6.1%(1,472)

French1.8%(443)

Scottish1.3%(326)

Italian0.7%(168)

Czech0.5%(124)

Norwegian0.5%(111)

Swedish0.4%(99)

Dutch0.4%(88)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(79)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(63)

Polish0.2%(58)

British0.2%(42)

French Canadian0.2%(38)

Hungarian0.1%(21)

Welsh0%(12)

Slovene0%(8)

Israeli0%(7)

Danish0%(5)

Croatian0%(3)

Ukrainian0%(2)

Austrian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.3%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 17.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29%(2,697)

Married56.6%(5,276)

Widowed3.6%(338)

Divorced10.8%(1,005)

Women 15+

Never married23.7%(2,271)

Married53.9%(5,167)

Widowed11.4%(1,090)

Divorced11%(1,055)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.9%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 26.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.5%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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