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Language Spoken At Home in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 18,781 | 100% |
English only | 17,858 | 95.1% |
Language other than English | 923 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 193 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 461 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 94 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 222 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 44 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 90 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 55 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 150 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,331 | 100% |
American | 3,751 | 18.4% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 6 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 127 | 0.6% |
English | 1,507 | 7.4% |
French (except Basque) | 124 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 57 | 0.3% |
German | 1,469 | 7.2% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 16 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,015 | 5.0% |
Italian | 199 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 34 | 0.2% |
Polish | 0 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 8 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 551 | 2.7% |
Scottish | 137 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 32 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 274 | 1.3% |
Swedish | 19 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 9 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 106 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 139 | 0.7% |
Households By Type in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,252 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,122 | 62.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,948 | 23.6% |
Married-couple family | 3,229 | 39.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 988 | 12.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 387 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 118 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,506 | 18.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 842 | 10.2% |
Nonfamily households | 3,130 | 37.9% |
Householder living alone | 2,846 | 34.5% |
65 years and over | 1,184 | 14.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,258 | 27.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,573 | 31.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,852 | 100% |
Householder | 8,252 | 41.6% |
Spouse | 3,217 | 16.2% |
Child | 6,181 | 31.1% |
Other relatives | 1,586 | 8.0% |
Nonrelatives | 616 | 3.1% |
Unmarried partner | 286 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,458 | 100% |
Never married | 2,645 | 35.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,482 | 46.7% |
Separated | 242 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 408 | 5.5% |
Divorced | 681 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,978 | 100% |
Never married | 2,854 | 31.8% |
Now married, except separated | 3,483 | 38.8% |
Separated | 383 | 4.3% |
Widowed | 1,185 | 13.2% |
Divorced | 1,073 | 12.0% |
Fertility in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 217 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 94 | 43.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 82 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 467 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 125 | 26.8% |
Less than 1 year | 14 | 3.0% |
1 or 2 years | 54 | 11.6% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 57 | 12.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 125 | 100% |
Who are female | 89 | 71.2% |
Who are married | 80 | 64.0% |
School Enrollment in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,026 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 302 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 273 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,031 | 40.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 974 | 19.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,446 | 28.8% |
Educational Attainment in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,896 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 745 | 5.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,314 | 9.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,483 | 32.3% |
Some college, no degree | 3,047 | 21.9% |
Associate's degree | 1,335 | 9.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,034 | 14.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 938 | 6.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.4% |
Veteran Status in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,400 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,685 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,944 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,624 | 18.2% |
Under 18 years | 4,909 | 100% |
With a disability | 197 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 11,712 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,961 | 16.7% |
65 years and over | 3,323 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,466 | 44.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 20,088 | 100% |
Same house | 16,749 | 83.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,331 | 16.6% |
Same county | 2,324 | 11.6% |
Different county | 1,007 | 5.0% |
Same state | 593 | 3.0% |
Different state | 414 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 8 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,331 | 100% |
Native | 19,670 | 96.7% |
Born in United States | 19,608 | 96.4% |
State of residence | 15,387 | 75.7% |
Different state | 4,221 | 20.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 62 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 661 | 3.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 661 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 292 | 44.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 369 | 55.8% |
Year of Entry in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 723 | 100% |
Native | 62 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 62 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 661 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 116 | 17.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 545 | 82.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Shelby City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 661 | 100% |
Europe | 30 | 4.5% |
Asia | 273 | 41.3% |
Africa | 125 | 18.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 219 | 33.1% |
Northern America | 14 | 2.1% |