Language Spoken At Home in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 39,439 | 100% |
English only | 36,185 | 91.7% |
Language other than English | 3,254 | 8.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,866 | 4.7% |
Spanish | 2,665 | 6.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,729 | 4.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 262 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 244 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 116 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 83 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,286 | 100% |
American | 10,228 | 24.2% |
Arab | 18 | 0.0% |
Czech | 13 | 0.0% |
Danish | 57 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 672 | 1.6% |
English | 4,680 | 11.1% |
French (except Basque) | 495 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 72 | 0.2% |
German | 6,021 | 14.2% |
Greek | 33 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 29 | 0.1% |
Irish | 5,710 | 13.5% |
Italian | 812 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 34 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 146 | 0.3% |
Polish | 337 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 10 | 0.0% |
Russian | 79 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 630 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 849 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 103 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 239 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 79 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 128 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 263 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 92 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,246 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,635 | 76.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,044 | 33.1% |
Married-couple family | 9,044 | 59.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,513 | 23.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 743 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 406 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,848 | 12.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,125 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 3,611 | 23.7% |
Householder living alone | 3,100 | 20.3% |
65 years and over | 1,050 | 6.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,538 | 36.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,567 | 23.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 40,568 | 100% |
Householder | 15,246 | 37.6% |
Spouse | 9,047 | 22.3% |
Child | 12,147 | 29.9% |
Other relatives | 2,432 | 6.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,696 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 803 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 15,887 | 100% |
Never married | 4,125 | 26.0% |
Now married, except separated | 9,415 | 59.3% |
Separated | 346 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 333 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 1,668 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 17,597 | 100% |
Never married | 3,734 | 21.2% |
Now married, except separated | 9,447 | 53.7% |
Separated | 342 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,383 | 7.9% |
Divorced | 2,691 | 15.3% |
Fertility in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 693 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 213 | 30.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 118 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Grandparents in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 988 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 425 | 43.0% |
Less than 1 year | 92 | 9.3% |
1 or 2 years | 19 | 1.9% |
3 or 4 years | 56 | 5.7% |
5 or more years | 258 | 26.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 425 | 100% |
Who are female | 311 | 73.2% |
Who are married | 282 | 66.4% |
School Enrollment in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,629 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 858 | 8.1% |
Kindergarten | 563 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,748 | 44.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,665 | 25.1% |
College or graduate school | 1,795 | 16.9% |
Educational Attainment in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 28,443 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,810 | 6.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,609 | 9.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,040 | 31.8% |
Some college, no degree | 6,546 | 23.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,729 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,204 | 14.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,505 | 8.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.6% |
Veteran Status in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 31,775 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,661 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 41,038 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,335 | 13.0% |
Under 18 years | 10,458 | 100% |
With a disability | 738 | 7.1% |
18 to 64 years | 25,620 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,848 | 11.1% |
65 years and over | 4,960 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,749 | 35.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 41,648 | 100% |
Same house | 35,586 | 85.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,840 | 14.0% |
Same county | 2,956 | 7.1% |
Different county | 2,884 | 6.9% |
Same state | 1,920 | 4.6% |
Different state | 964 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 222 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,286 | 100% |
Native | 39,639 | 93.7% |
Born in United States | 39,348 | 93.1% |
State of residence | 29,353 | 69.4% |
Different state | 9,995 | 23.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 291 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,647 | 6.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,647 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 455 | 17.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,192 | 82.8% |
Year of Entry in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,938 | 100% |
Native | 291 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 291 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,647 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 181 | 6.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,466 | 93.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Shelby County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,647 | 100% |
Europe | 192 | 7.3% |
Asia | 185 | 7.0% |
Africa | 53 | 2.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2,185 | 82.5% |
Northern America | 32 | 1.2% |