2024 population: 235,969 ( 12,945 from 2020)
Land area: 785.4 square miles
Population density: 300.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	172,480	73.09%	2.5%
Black:	34,514	14.63%	16.2%
Indian:	615	0.26%	7.3%
Asian:	6,036	2.56%	17.0%
2+ races:	3,589	1.52%	20.5%
Hispanic:	18,735	7.94%	14.3%

Total non-White:	63,489	26.91%	15.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,064	11.3
Deaths:	7,900	8.9
Net Migration:	8,607	9.6
Net Immigration:	2,268	2.5

Change in White population:	4,269	1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,676	3.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
223,024
168,211	75.42%
29,706	13.32%
573	0.26%
5,159	2.31%
2,979	1.34%
16,396	7.35%
54,813	24.58%

2010
195,085
156,371	80.16%
20,606	10.56%
458	0.23%
3,761	1.93%
2,072	1.06%
11,567	5.93%
38,714	19.84%

2000
143,293
126,951	88.60%
10,570	7.38%
441	0.31%
1,486	1.04%
884	0.62%
2,910	2.03%
16,342	11.40%

1990
99,358
90,278	90.86%
7,595	7.64%
384	0.39%
597	0.60%
n/a
504	0.51%
9,080	9.14%

1980
66,298
58,652	88.47%
6,755	10.19%
158	0.24%
203	0.31%
n/a
522	0.79%
7,646	11.53%

1970
38,037
31,460	82.71%
6,428	16.90%
25	0.07%
18	0.05%
n/a
100	0.26%
6,577	17.29%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
21,892	11.2
12,914	6.6
11,629	6.0
1,887	1.0

11,840	6.1
16,099	8.3

Number	Rate
2000's
23,750	16.6
9,538	6.7
32,145	22.4
1,769	1.2

29,420	20.5
22,372	15.6

Number	Rate
1990's
19,018	19.1
7,315	7.4
36,281	36.5
743	0.7

36,673	36.9
7,262	7.3

Number	Rate
1980's
13,277	20.0
4,990	7.5
25,539	38.5
n/a

31,626	47.7
1,434	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
23,048	60.6
n/a

27,192	71.5
1,069	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Shelby County, AL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.0
51,063	11.1%
407,930	88.9%
36,181	7.9%

83,776
2.63

59,991	71.6%
49,691	82.8%
3,947	6.6%
23,785	28.4%

2010
Number	Percent
36.9
49,962	25.6%
145,123	74.4%
20,627	10.6%

74,072
2.60

53,733	72.5%
44,236	82.3%
3,734	6.9%
20,339	27.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
37,474	26.2%
105,819	73.8%
12,061	8.4%

54,601
2.59

40,826	74.8%
35,021	85.8%
2,429	5.9%
13,775	25.2%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
27,321	27.5%
72,037	72.5%
7,401	7.4%

35,843
2.72

27,836	77.7%
24,449	87.8%
1,368	4.9%
8,007	22.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
20,787	31.4%
45,511	68.6%
5,293	8.0%

21,674
2.98

17,980	83.0%
16,135	89.7%
861	4.8%
3,694	17.0%

2022 Housing Data for Shelby County, AL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,251	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,955	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,884	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,999	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,428	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,651	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,960	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,517	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,728	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,761	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,900	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,394	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,898	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,463	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,860	11.8%
$200,000 or more	11,127	13.3%

Median Household Income	90,618
Per Capita Income	45,701

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	120
Compared to U.S.	98

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,546	3.0%
Public Assistance	631	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,322	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	101,371	75.1%
Unemployed	3,334	2.5%
In Armed Forces	278	0.2%

Total Labor Force	104,983	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	30,082	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44,348	33,489	57.0%
Non-Profit	2,826	6,816	29.3%
Self-Employed	7,114	3,845	64.9%

Local Government	3,547	4,366	44.8%
State Government	1,725	2,998	36.5%
Federal Government	945	1,089	46.5%

Total Private + Self	51,462	37,334	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,043	15,269	37.2%
Total	60,505	52,603	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	23,621	20.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	24,338	21.4%
Professional, Technical	30,344	26.7%
Service Occupations	15,047	13.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	167	0.1%
All others	20,192	17.8%

White Collar		69.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,739	13.0%
Retail trade	12,225	10.8%
Educational services	10,373	9.1%
Finance and insurance	10,172	9.0%
Manufacturing	9,106	8.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,488	7.5%
Construction	8,287	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	6,641	5.8%
Other services	6,594	5.8%
Public administration	4,489	4.0%
Wholesale trade	4,405	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,173	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	3,590	3.2%
Utilities	2,790	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,668	2.3%
Information	2,086	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,711	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	463	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	401	0.4%
Management	141	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,621	3.40%
Puerto Rican	1,114	0.50%
Cuban	673	0.30%
Dominican	68	0.03%

Total Central American	1,532	0.68%
Costa Rican	28	0.01%
Guatemalan	424	0.19%
Honduran	341	0.15%
Nicaraguan	28	0.01%
Panamanian	79	0.04%
Salvadoran	632	0.28%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,012	0.45%
Argentinean	110	0.05%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	58	0.03%
Colombian	196	0.09%
Ecuadorian	141	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	26	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	481	0.21%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,175	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	1,219	0.54%
Indian	913	0.41%
Chinese	902	0.40%
Korean	373	0.17%
Filipino	326	0.15%
Indonesian	82	0.04%
Japanese	71	0.03%
Thai	67	0.03%
Taiwanese	55	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	195,638	92.3%
Spanish	10,463	4.9%
Other Indo-European	1,246	0.6%
Vietnamese	1,015	0.5%
Arabic	887	0.4%
Chinese	796	0.4%
Other Asian	601	0.3%
Korean	296	0.1%
Other	289	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	31,931	14.3%
American	22,374	10.0%
Irish	21,246	9.5%
German	17,513	7.8%
Italian	6,921	3.1%
Scottish	6,156	2.7%
French	4,511	2.0%
European	4,263	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	4,108	1.8%
British	2,121	0.9%
Polish	1,748	0.8%
Dutch	1,474	0.7%
Welsh	1,446	0.6%
Norwegian	1,361	0.6%
Lebanese	1,252	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	218,084	97.4%
Not a citizen	5,832	2.6%

Native	212,745	95.0%
Foreign-born	11,171	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,054	2.0%	6,483	4.2%	30,961	20.2%	43,079	28.0%	45,813	29.8%	24,255	15.8%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,054	2.0%
9-12 Years	6,483	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,961	20.2%
Some College	43,079	28.0%
Bach. Degree	45,813	29.8%
Grad Degree	24,255	15.8%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	53,345	51,596	1,749	3.3%	6.8%
1991	54,887	52,727	2,160	3.9%	7.3%
1992	57,335	54,980	2,355	4.1%	7.5%
1993	60,445	58,365	2,080	3.4%	7.2%
1994	64,630	62,770	1,860	2.9%	6.2%
1995	68,530	66,848	1,682	2.5%	5.9%
1996	71,941	70,538	1,403	2.0%	5.2%
1997	76,489	75,105	1,384	1.8%	4.9%
1998	79,922	78,662	1,260	1.6%	4.5%
1999	83,020	81,650	1,370	1.7%	4.7%

2000	82,798	80,512	2,286	2.8%	4.6%
2001	84,572	82,074	2,498	3.0%	5.2%
2002	85,927	82,879	3,048	3.5%	5.9%
2003	88,643	85,521	3,122	3.5%	6.0%
2004	91,642	88,582	3,060	3.3%	5.6%
2005	94,460	91,578	2,882	3.1%	4.4%
2006	98,507	95,835	2,672	2.7%	4.0%
2007	99,839	97,177	2,662	2.7%	4.1%
2008	101,102	97,190	3,912	3.9%	5.8%
2009	99,778	92,685	7,093	7.1%	10.1%

2010	102,466	95,317	7,149	7.0%	10.4%
2011	104,209	97,774	6,435	6.2%	9.6%
2012	105,474	100,036	5,438	5.2%	8.2%
2013	106,861	101,840	5,021	4.7%	7.3%
2014	107,413	102,624	4,789	4.5%	6.7%
2015	107,932	103,362	4,570	4.2%	6.1%
2016	108,670	103,986	4,684	4.3%	5.9%
2017	110,987	107,294	3,693	3.3%	4.6%
2018	114,122	110,895	3,227	2.8%	3.9%
2019	116,412	113,842	2,570	2.2%	3.0%

2020	114,048	109,646	4,402	3.9%	5.9%
2021	119,405	116,886	2,519	2.1%	3.4%
2022	121,349	119,126	2,223	1.8%	2.6%
2023	122,282	120,026	2,256	1.8%	2.5%
2024	122,895	119,936	2,959	2.4%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	89,612
Median Value	$276,500

Occupied	83,776	93.5%
Vacant	5,836	6.5%

Owned	67,810	80.9%
Rented	15,966	19.1%
Median Rent	$1,272

Single-Family Units	72,756	81.2%
Detached	68,473	76.4%
Attached	4,283	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,507	9.5%
Mobile Homes	6,954	7.8%

Shelby County, AL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Shelby County, AL

2022 Housing Data for Shelby County, AL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shelby County, AL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Shelby County, AL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shelby County, AL

Historical Labor Force Data for Shelby County, AL