Shelby County, Kentucky Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Shelby County is 1st in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Shelby County is 4th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Home median value

Shelby County is 5th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Female residents

Shelby County is 5th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Foreign born residents

Shelby County is 5th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Income per capita

Shelby County is 5th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Income per household

Shelby County is 5th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Shelby County is 5th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Shelby County is 10th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Race - Two or More

Shelby County is 12th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	Shelby County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Current population (2012)	43,614	24th	4,380,415	313,914,040
Size in square miles	379.6	39th	39,486.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	110.8	22nd	109.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Shelby County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Residents younger than 5	7.0%	12th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.8%	17th	23.2%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.1%	100th	14.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Shelby County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.3%	29th	81.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.5%	14th	20.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Shelby County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Race - White	89.0%	109th	88.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	7.6%	16th	8.1%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	5th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	16th	1.3%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	5th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	10th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	1st	3.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	81.0%	115th	85.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Shelby County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Female residents	51.8%	5th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.8%	5th	3.1%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Shelby County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Housing units	16,731	28th	1,932,599	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	14.8%	24th	17.8%	25.9%
Households	15,030	26th	1,681,085	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.4%	74th	69.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$168,400	4th	$118,700	$186,200
People per household	2.7	24th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	134	15th	9,725	829,658

Income Demographics
	Shelby County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Income per capita	$27,655	5th	$23,033	$27,915
Income per household	$56,417	5th	$42,248	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.6%	113th	18.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Shelby County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Non-farm private establishments	866	24th	89,770	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	11,638	26th	1,463,173	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,314	24th	337,600	27,092,908
Retail sales	$498,709	23rd	$50,405,925	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,279	29th	$11,843	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	107th	$6,300,866	$613,795,732