Total Population
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Labor Market Area
1,536,344
1,546,787
1,558,046
1,568,913
1,583,135
Shelby County
44,290
44,894
45,591
46,408
47,421
Shelbyville
14,784
14,998
15,242
15,514
15,872
Simpsonville
2,618
2,658
2,701
2,751
2,822
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Annual Estimates.
Population by Selected Age Groups,
2017
Shelby County
Labor Market Area
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Under 16
9,680
20.4
312,995
19.8
16-24
5,491
11.6
192,704
12.2
25-44
11,989
25.3
425,258
26.9
45-64
13,052
27.5
415,207
26.2
65-84
6,501
13.7
208,616
13.2
85 and older
708
1.5
28,355
1.8
Median Age
39.3
38.4
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin,
2017
Shelby County
Labor Market Area
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
White
41,903
88.4
1,257,222
79.4
Black
3,555
7.5
242,607
15.3
Am. Indian & Alaska Native
259
0.5
4,457
0.3
Asian
564
1.2
41,502
2.6
Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander
97
0.2
1,029
0.1
Other/Multirace
1,043
2.2
36,318
2.3
Hispanic Origin
4,517
9.5
83,567
5.3
Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black, etc. and be of hispanic origin.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Population Projections
2020
2025
2030
2035
Shelby County
49,988
54,637
59,415
64,209
Source: Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville.
Personal Income
2011
2016
Pct. Change
Shelby County
$
35,173
$
41,091
16.8
%
Kentucky
$
33,989
$
38,926
14.5
%
U.S.
$
41,560
$
49,246
18.5
%
Labor Market Area Range
$
23,461
- $
44,660
$
33,667
- $
56,222
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Households
2016
2016
Number of Households
Persons Per Household
Median Household Income
Shelby County
16,123
2.68
$61,737
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (Median Household Income)
Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville (Number of Households, Persons Per Houshold).