Shelby County, Ohio

Shelby County has a population of 47,929 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $208,100, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $73,978.

Home price
$208,100
Income
$73,978
Population
47,929
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$208,100county
Median gross rent$922county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198059.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$977county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,033county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$787county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,384county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$73,978county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate11.6%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 home5.0%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.0%county
Share of workers employed by government11.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry35.9%county
Economic output per resident$84,857county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.95%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(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 time19.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport624995county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.9 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 station68 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.1%county
Traffic deaths41.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(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 higher21.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment7681county
Students per full-time teacher18.5county
Free lunch eligible51.7%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools2county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution11 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians46county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.9%county
Frequent mental distress19.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population47,929county
Land area in square miles408county
People per square mile of land118.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store5.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person25.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages1.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls63.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents118county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in1,059county
Households that moved away1,075county
Average income of arriving households$50,636county
Average income of departing households$49,481county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year307county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings71.7%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.90 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing122 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days177 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 27county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$201county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use1,284 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.8%county
Homes heated by propane20.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood3.3%county
Households with broadband92.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk63.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk12.6county
Landslide risk54.1county
Hail risk74.8county
Earthquake risk86.5county
Tornado risk68.5county
Tropical cyclone risk40.6county
Extreme heat risk30.6county
Winter weather risk67.1county
Strong wind risk52.6county
Wildfire risk10.3county

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 Ohio figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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