Shelby County, Indiana

Shelby County has a population of 45,265 and has grown 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $212,400, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $72,190.

Home price
$212,400
Income
$72,190
Population
45,265
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$212,400county
Median gross rent$987county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198062.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,143county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,473county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,267county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,907county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$72,190county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate13.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.0%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%county
Share of workers employed by government9.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.8%county
Economic output per resident$62,878county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.66%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5181947county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station25 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.4%county
Traffic deaths92.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.9%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment7367county
Students per full-time teacher15.6county
Free lunch eligible45.1%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population45,265county
Land area in square miles411county
People per square mile of land110.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store7.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract26.2%county
Population change since 2020+1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person27.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.4%county
Second languages5.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents155county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in1,246county
Households that moved away1,249county
Average income of arriving households$51,720county
Average income of departing households$52,241county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year192county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.5 incounty
Annual snowfall29.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.03 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing110 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$136county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,014 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.7%county
Homes heated by propane18.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.8%county
Homes heated by wood2.3%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk52.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk60.1county
Landslide risk42.3county
Hail risk61.3county
Earthquake risk72.6county
Tornado risk78.8county
Tropical cyclone risk13.0county
Extreme heat risk40.4county
Winter weather risk50.9county
Strong wind risk38.6county
Wildfire risk4.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Shelby County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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