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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shelby is $19,282, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Shelby median household income is $38,162. On average Shelby residents spend 38.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.1 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #301

Shelby, AL	19,282 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby, AL	37,222 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby, AL	47,805 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby, AL	27,981 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #264

Shelby, AL	38,162 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shelby, AL	54,983 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Shelby, AL	8.89%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Shelby, AL median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Alabama and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Shelby, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.21%	$4,711, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.13%	$16,979, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.21%	$0, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.24%	$16,382, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Shelby, AL	45,417 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shelby, AL	61,440 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Shelby, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$37,794, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$98,021, see rank	$29,055	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Shelby, AL	Alabama	U.S.
25 to 44	$40,938, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$75,341, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$22,865, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Shelby, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,102, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	474, 43.01%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	252, 53.16%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	252, 53.16%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	252, 100.00%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	222, 46.84%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	628, 56.99%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	261, 41.56%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	261, 41.56%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	232, 88.89%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	29, 11.11%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	367, 58.44%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Shelby, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	446, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	392, 87.89%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	41, 9.19%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	13, 2.91%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shelby, AL	38.1 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Shelby, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	484	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	252, 52.07%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	17, 6.75%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	37, 14.68%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12, 4.76%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	102, 40.48%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50, 19.84%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	232, 47.93%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65, 28.02%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	12, 5.17%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	129, 55.60%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26, 11.21%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Shelby, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	484, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	55, 11.36%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	162, 33.47%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	38, 7.85%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	27, 5.58%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12, 2.48%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	19, 3.93%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 2.27%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	127, 26.24%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	13, 2.69%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	7, 1.45%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	13, 2.69%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Shelby, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	548	38.67%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	80	21.22%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.