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Shelby County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Shelby County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Shelby County, OH is a small manufacturing-oriented county of 48,007 residents with a GDP per capita of $66,681 that outpaces its per capita income of $36,711, pointing to an industrial production base. The labor force participation rate stands at 66.0% with an unemployment rate of 4.6%, though only 20.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings are $43,534. Housing costs are low—median home value of $190,300 and median gross rent of $904/month—against a median household income of $73,978, though the county posted a -1.6% population decline over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

48,007

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,978

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

Shelby County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone44,104 (92.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,489 (3.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,073 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race533 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone402 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone271 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish325
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island128
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)100
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic59
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)58

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,600

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$66,681

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,711

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)8,541
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,787
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,802
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,655
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,549

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,757
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,823
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,697
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,227
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,257

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.80×)8,969
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.55×)586
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.07×)1,751
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 0.98×)1,094
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.79×)4,358

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$190,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$904/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,984 (14.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,907 (13.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,869 (13.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,366 (9.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,107 (7.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,090 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,534

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone19,343 (83.3%)
  • Carpooled2,264 (9.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,161 (5.0%)
  • Walked186 (0.8%)
  • Taxi81 (0.3%)
  • Other76 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.