What is the population of Shelby County, Illinois?

The population of Shelby County, Illinois is 20,937, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Shelby County, Illinois?

The median household income in Shelby County, Illinois is $67,915, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Shelby County, Illinois is $54,356, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Shelby County, Illinois is 3.0%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education D

Metric	Shelby County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	20,937	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	27.3	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.76%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	45.5	37.3	37.1
Households	8,795	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Shelby County

Group	Share

Shelby County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Shelby County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$67,915	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.01%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Shelby County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$54,356	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$762	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	78.5%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Shelby County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.7	23.8	22.5
Work from home	5.8%	14.0%	13.4%

Shelby County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Shelby County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.48	2.54

Shelby County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Shelby County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.2	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.3%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	19.2%	19.2%	19.0%