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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shelby County is $27,152, which is higher than the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Shelby County median household income is $57,890, which has grown by 27.14% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Shelby County residents spend 24.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #9

Shelby County	27,152 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County	30,124 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County	35,182 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County	24,850 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #6

Shelby County	57,890 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shelby County	73,563 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #74

Shelby County	27.14%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Shelby County		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.00%	$15,080, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.94%	$17,524, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.00%	$3,288, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.51%	$23,703, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Shelby County	71,075 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shelby County	83,966 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Shelby County	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$61,288, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$39,955, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,063, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
One Race, Other	$41,513, see rank	$33,225	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,516, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Shelby County	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$33,880, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,207, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$71,800, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$43,517, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Shelby County	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	34,062, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	16,103, 47.28%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	11,690, 72.60%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	34, 0.21%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	11,656, 72.38%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,725, 92.01%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	931, 7.99%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,413, 27.40%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	17,959, 52.72%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,391, 57.86%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,391, 57.86%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,679, 93.15%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	712, 6.85%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,568, 42.14%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Shelby County	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	19,732, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	15,614, 79.13%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,900, 14.70%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	9, 0.05%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	445, 2.26%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	44, 0.22%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	720, 3.65%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shelby County	24.5 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Shelby County	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,404	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	10,725, 52.56%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,880, 26.85%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,650, 15.38%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,777, 16.57%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	371, 3.46%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	893, 8.33%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,429, 22.65%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	9,679, 47.44%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,620, 37.40%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,203, 22.76%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,985, 30.84%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	136, 1.41%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	46, 0.48%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	677, 6.99%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Shelby County	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,404, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	742, 3.64%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	1,202, 5.89%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,111, 15.25%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	587, 2.88%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,209, 10.83%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	844, 4.14%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	273, 1.34%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,334, 6.54%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,592, 7.80%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,428, 21.70%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,719, 8.42%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,299, 6.37%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,064, 5.21%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Shelby County	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,218	12.36%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	988	8.42%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.