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Shelby Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 96,287
Land Area (2000): 1,203.385 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 10.273 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	85,676	44.27%
Rural, Farm	2,919	1.51%
Rural, Non-farm	104,952	54.23%

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Shelby Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	46,088	44,011	2,077	4.51%	45
1991	46,527	43,084	3,443	7.40%	74
1992	46,177	42,666	3,511	7.60%	76
1993	45,632	43,111	2,521	5.52%	55
1994	45,411	43,374	2,037	4.49%	45
1995	46,717	44,210	2,506	5.36%	54
1996	47,954	44,387	3,568	7.44%	74
1997	47,475	44,723	2,752	5.80%	58
1998	46,402	43,828	2,574	5.55%	56
1999	45,270	42,887	2,383	5.26%	53
2000	48,968	46,536	2,432	4.97%	50
2001	49,619	44,986	4,633	9.34%	93
2002	49,000	44,045	4,956	10.11%	101
2003	48,060	43,894	4,166	8.67%	87
2004	47,397	43,859	3,539	7.47%	75
2005	47,718	44,386	3,332	6.98%	70
2006	48,042	45,010	3,032	6.31%	63
2007	50,039	47,114	2,925	5.85%	59
2008	50,443	46,628	3,814	7.56%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	45,212	43,365	1,847	4.09%	41
Feb 1990	45,583	43,597	1,986	4.36%	44
Mar 1990	45,446	43,953	1,493	3.29%	33
Apr 1990	45,342	43,815	1,527	3.37%	34
May 1990	45,852	44,189	1,663	3.63%	36
Jun 1990	46,356	44,319	2,037	4.39%	44
Jul 1990	46,381	44,375	2,006	4.33%	43
Aug 1990	46,427	44,435	1,992	4.29%	43
Sep 1990	45,644	43,714	1,930	4.23%	42
Oct 1990	46,558	44,154	2,404	5.16%	52
Nov 1990	46,969	44,023	2,946	6.27%	63
Dec 1990	47,281	44,187	3,094	6.54%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	46,685	43,137	3,548	7.60%	76
Feb 1991	46,858	42,870	3,988	8.51%	85
Mar 1991	46,529	42,851	3,678	7.90%	79
Apr 1991	46,346	42,814	3,532	7.62%	76
May 1991	46,750	43,033	3,717	7.95%	80
Jun 1991	47,199	43,336	3,863	8.18%	82
Jul 1991	46,638	43,179	3,459	7.42%	74
Aug 1991	45,831	42,587	3,244	7.08%	71
Sep 1991	46,129	43,130	2,999	6.50%	65
Oct 1991	46,497	43,352	3,145	6.76%	68
Nov 1991	46,733	43,588	3,145	6.73%	67
Dec 1991	46,125	43,128	2,997	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	45,946	41,835	4,111	8.95%	89
Feb 1992	46,562	42,256	4,306	9.25%	92
Mar 1992	46,278	42,549	3,729	8.06%	81
Apr 1992	45,686	42,544	3,142	6.88%	69
May 1992	45,828	42,612	3,216	7.02%	70
Jun 1992	46,948	43,484	3,464	7.38%	74
Jul 1992	46,872	43,029	3,843	8.20%	82
Aug 1992	46,118	42,685	3,433	7.44%	74
Sep 1992	45,511	42,414	3,097	6.80%	68
Oct 1992	46,020	42,834	3,186	6.92%	69
Nov 1992	46,250	42,994	3,256	7.04%	70
Dec 1992	46,102	42,759	3,343	7.25%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	45,477	42,145	3,332	7.33%	73
Feb 1993	45,992	42,789	3,203	6.96%	70
Mar 1993	45,774	42,901	2,873	6.28%	63
Apr 1993	45,573	43,085	2,488	5.46%	55
May 1993	46,064	43,481	2,583	5.61%	56
Jun 1993	46,790	43,981	2,809	6.00%	60
Jul 1993	46,437	43,836	2,601	5.60%	56
Aug 1993	45,443	43,211	2,232	4.91%	49
Sep 1993	44,698	42,771	1,927	4.31%	43
Oct 1993	45,238	43,201	2,037	4.50%	45
Nov 1993	45,092	43,049	2,043	4.53%	45
Dec 1993	45,007	42,881	2,126	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	44,842	42,271	2,571	5.73%	57
Feb 1994	44,854	42,457	2,397	5.34%	53
Mar 1994	44,623	42,659	1,964	4.40%	44
Apr 1994	45,073	43,165	1,908	4.23%	42
May 1994	45,176	43,356	1,820	4.03%	40
Jun 1994	45,942	43,790	2,152	4.68%	47
Jul 1994	45,392	43,290	2,102	4.63%	46
Aug 1994	45,390	43,368	2,022	4.45%	45
Sep 1994	45,538	43,560	1,978	4.34%	43
Oct 1994	45,942	43,955	1,987	4.33%	43
Nov 1994	46,425	44,406	2,019	4.35%	43
Dec 1994	45,738	44,216	1,522	3.33%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	46,087	44,192	1,895	4.11%	41
Feb 1995	46,681	44,660	2,021	4.33%	43
Mar 1995	46,284	44,347	1,937	4.19%	42
Apr 1995	45,965	43,783	2,182	4.75%	47
May 1995	46,074	43,562	2,512	5.45%	55
Jun 1995	46,608	43,988	2,620	5.62%	56
Jul 1995	47,868	44,787	3,081	6.44%	64
Aug 1995	46,710	44,086	2,624	5.62%	56
Sep 1995	46,370	43,669	2,701	5.82%	58
Oct 1995	47,199	44,330	2,869	6.08%	61
Nov 1995	47,068	44,561	2,507	5.33%	53
Dec 1995	47,686	44,559	3,127	6.56%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	47,713	43,728	3,985	8.35%	84
Feb 1996	47,928	44,173	3,755	7.83%	78
Mar 1996	48,501	44,151	4,350	8.97%	90
Apr 1996	47,902	44,165	3,737	7.80%	78
May 1996	48,251	44,614	3,637	7.54%	75
Jun 1996	48,756	44,819	3,937	8.07%	81
Jul 1996	48,936	44,535	4,401	8.99%	90
Aug 1996	47,689	44,606	3,083	6.46%	65
Sep 1996	46,752	43,846	2,906	6.22%	62
Oct 1996	47,613	44,580	3,033	6.37%	64
Nov 1996	47,803	44,687	3,116	6.52%	65
Dec 1996	47,607	44,734	2,873	6.03%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	47,819	44,478	3,341	6.99%	70
Feb 1997	47,949	44,637	3,312	6.91%	69
Mar 1997	49,010	45,224	3,786	7.72%	77
Apr 1997	47,524	44,916	2,608	5.49%	55
May 1997	47,586	44,880	2,706	5.69%	57
Jun 1997	47,394	44,402	2,992	6.31%	63
Jul 1997	47,386	44,728	2,658	5.61%	56
Aug 1997	48,211	45,160	3,051	6.33%	63
Sep 1997	46,785	44,499	2,286	4.89%	49
Oct 1997	46,426	44,305	2,121	4.57%	46
Nov 1997	46,629	44,611	2,018	4.33%	43
Dec 1997	46,981	44,838	2,143	4.56%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	45,868	43,549	2,319	5.06%	51
Feb 1998	46,478	43,831	2,647	5.70%	57
Mar 1998	46,533	44,173	2,360	5.07%	51
Apr 1998	46,174	44,208	1,966	4.26%	43
May 1998	47,080	44,421	2,659	5.65%	56
Jun 1998	46,705	43,933	2,772	5.94%	59
Jul 1998	47,080	44,112	2,968	6.30%	63
Aug 1998	46,845	43,650	3,195	6.82%	68
Sep 1998	45,528	43,169	2,359	5.18%	52
Oct 1998	46,450	43,451	2,999	6.46%	65
Nov 1998	46,033	43,532	2,501	5.43%	54
Dec 1998	46,046	43,901	2,145	4.66%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	44,988	42,009	2,979	6.62%	66
Feb 1999	45,146	42,336	2,810	6.22%	62
Mar 1999	44,859	42,490	2,369	5.28%	53
Apr 1999	44,922	42,615	2,307	5.14%	51
May 1999	45,134	42,856	2,278	5.05%	50
Jun 1999	44,765	42,153	2,612	5.83%	58
Jul 1999	46,079	43,236	2,843	6.17%	62
Aug 1999	45,505	43,167	2,338	5.14%	51
Sep 1999	44,552	42,674	1,878	4.22%	42
Oct 1999	45,529	43,471	2,058	4.52%	45
Nov 1999	45,900	43,707	2,193	4.78%	48
Dec 1999	45,856	43,930	1,926	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	48,273	45,771	2,502	5.18%	52
Feb 2000	48,600	46,313	2,287	4.71%	47
Mar 2000	48,524	46,467	2,057	4.24%	42
Apr 2000	48,429	46,629	1,800	3.72%	37
May 2000	48,482	46,422	2,060	4.25%	42
Jun 2000	48,699	46,577	2,122	4.36%	44
Jul 2000	49,220	46,869	2,351	4.78%	48
Aug 2000	49,522	46,518	3,004	6.07%	61
Sep 2000	48,919	46,313	2,606	5.33%	53
Oct 2000	49,637	46,843	2,794	5.63%	56
Nov 2000	49,950	47,122	2,828	5.66%	57
Dec 2000	49,358	46,585	2,773	5.62%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	50,066	46,627	3,439	6.87%	69
Feb 2001	49,972	46,476	3,496	7.00%	70
Mar 2001	50,407	46,904	3,503	6.95%	69
Apr 2001	49,134	45,793	3,341	6.80%	68
May 2001	49,573	45,298	4,275	8.62%	86
Jun 2001	49,522	44,752	4,770	9.63%	96
Jul 2001	50,039	44,714	5,325	10.64%	106
Aug 2001	49,295	43,800	5,495	11.15%	111
Sep 2001	49,249	43,843	5,406	10.98%	110
Oct 2001	49,609	44,448	5,161	10.40%	104
Nov 2001	49,392	43,696	5,696	11.53%	115
Dec 2001	49,167	43,475	5,692	11.58%	116

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	49,600	43,486	6,114	12.33%	123
Feb 2002	49,852	43,895	5,957	11.95%	119
Mar 2002	49,402	43,945	5,457	11.05%	110
Apr 2002	49,132	43,932	5,200	10.58%	106
May 2002	49,071	44,104	4,967	10.12%	101
Jun 2002	49,078	43,990	5,088	10.37%	104
Jul 2002	49,191	44,180	5,011	10.19%	102
Aug 2002	48,775	44,204	4,571	9.37%	94
Sep 2002	48,312	44,203	4,109	8.51%	85
Oct 2002	48,628	44,384	4,244	8.73%	87
Nov 2002	48,519	44,161	4,358	8.98%	90
Dec 2002	48,440	44,050	4,390	9.06%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	48,429	43,814	4,615	9.53%	95
Feb 2003	48,488	43,944	4,544	9.37%	94
Mar 2003	48,143	44,095	4,048	8.41%	84
Apr 2003	48,408	44,298	4,110	8.49%	85
May 2003	48,334	44,127	4,207	8.70%	87
Jun 2003	48,411	43,805	4,606	9.51%	95
Jul 2003	47,984	43,489	4,495	9.37%	94
Aug 2003	47,473	43,367	4,106	8.65%	86
Sep 2003	47,305	43,477	3,828	8.09%	81
Oct 2003	47,996	44,076	3,920	8.17%	82
Nov 2003	48,015	44,177	3,838	7.99%	80
Dec 2003	47,733	44,059	3,674	7.70%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	47,822	43,724	4,098	8.57%	86
Feb 2004	47,711	43,683	4,028	8.44%	84
Mar 2004	47,719	43,911	3,808	7.98%	80
Apr 2004	47,144	43,718	3,426	7.27%	73
May 2004	47,322	43,786	3,536	7.47%	75
Jun 2004	47,951	44,243	3,708	7.73%	77
Jul 2004	47,928	44,382	3,546	7.40%	74
Aug 2004	47,277	43,931	3,346	7.08%	71
Sep 2004	46,765	43,675	3,090	6.61%	66
Oct 2004	47,049	43,784	3,265	6.94%	69
Nov 2004	47,023	43,728	3,295	7.01%	70
Dec 2004	47,058	43,742	3,316	7.05%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	46,906	43,414	3,492	7.44%	74
Feb 2005	47,342	43,684	3,658	7.73%	77
Mar 2005	47,346	44,071	3,275	6.92%	69
Apr 2005	47,385	44,320	3,065	6.47%	65
May 2005	47,531	44,354	3,177	6.68%	67
Jun 2005	47,975	44,578	3,397	7.08%	71
Jul 2005	48,569	45,045	3,524	7.26%	73
Aug 2005	47,907	44,472	3,435	7.17%	72
Sep 2005	47,373	44,207	3,166	6.68%	67
Oct 2005	48,032	44,821	3,211	6.69%	67
Nov 2005	48,206	44,766	3,440	7.14%	71
Dec 2005	48,041	44,903	3,138	6.53%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	47,806	44,577	3,229	6.75%	68
Feb 2006	48,026	44,788	3,238	6.74%	67
Mar 2006	48,009	45,088	2,921	6.08%	61
Apr 2006	47,492	44,612	2,880	6.06%	61
May 2006	47,568	44,532	3,036	6.38%	64
Jun 2006	48,280	45,020	3,260	6.75%	68
Jul 2006	48,652	45,328	3,324	6.83%	68
Aug 2006	48,035	44,882	3,153	6.56%	66
Sep 2006	47,618	44,816	2,802	5.88%	59
Oct 2006	48,089	45,294	2,795	5.81%	58
Nov 2006	48,417	45,485	2,932	6.06%	61
Dec 2006	48,513	45,694	2,819	5.81%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	49,959	46,839	3,120	6.25%	62
Feb 2007	49,990	46,952	3,038	6.08%	61
Mar 2007	50,040	47,312	2,728	5.45%	55
Apr 2007	49,768	47,036	2,732	5.49%	55
May 2007	50,108	47,107	3,001	5.99%	60
Jun 2007	50,470	47,263	3,207	6.35%	64
Jul 2007	51,044	47,786	3,258	6.38%	64
Aug 2007	50,078	47,142	2,936	5.86%	59
Sep 2007	49,895	47,215	2,680	5.37%	54
Oct 2007	49,668	46,962	2,706	5.45%	54
Nov 2007	49,769	46,998	2,771	5.57%	56
Dec 2007	49,678	46,752	2,926	5.89%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	49,557	46,391	3,166	6.39%	64
Feb 2008	49,525	46,245	3,280	6.62%	66
Mar 2008	49,883	46,519	3,364	6.74%	67
Apr 2008	50,372	46,961	3,411	6.77%	68
May 2008	50,619	46,801	3,818	7.54%	75
Jun 2008	51,007	46,967	4,040	7.92%	79
Jul 2008	51,766	47,291	4,475	8.64%	86
Aug 2008	50,803	46,337	4,466	8.79%	88
Sep 2008	50,454	46,144	4,310	8.54%	85
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Shelby Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	5,426	11.45%
2.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	4,306	9.09%
3.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,550	5.38%
4.	Metal Manufactuing	1,858	3.92%
5.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,732	3.66%
6.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	1,578	3.33%
7.	Truck Transportation	1,534	3.24%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	1,472	3.11%
9.	Health Care	1,446	3.05%
10.	Public Administration	1,394	2.94%
11.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,364	2.88%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,352	2.85%
13.	Educational Services	1,328	2.80%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,112	2.35%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,080	2.28%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,064	2.25%
17.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	912	1.92%
18.	Chemical Manufacturing	878	1.85%
19.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	828	1.75%
20.	Utilities	754	1.59%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	6,428	15.11%
2.	Educational Services	5,124	12.05%
3.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	3,618	8.51%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,466	5.80%
5.	Social Assistance	1,566	3.68%
6.	Finance and Insurance	1,354	3.18%
7.	Public Administration	1,278	3.00%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	1,244	2.92%
9.	Apparel Manufacturing	1,166	2.74%
10.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,150	2.70%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,116	2.62%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	950	2.23%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	892	2.10%
14.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	836	1.97%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	796	1.87%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	766	1.80%
17.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	758	1.78%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	704	1.65%
19.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	682	1.60%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	530	1.25%

Shelby Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	4,680	9.88%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	3,370	7.11%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,238	6.83%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,592	5.47%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,044	4.31%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,786	3.77%
7.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	1,714	3.62%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,666	3.52%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,660	3.50%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,586	3.35%
11.	Other Management Occupations	1,294	2.73%
12.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,196	2.52%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,106	2.33%
14.	Other Construction Trades	1,080	2.28%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	954	2.01%
16.	Carpenters	860	1.81%
17.	Other Material Moving Workers	748	1.58%
18.	Construction Laborers	642	1.35%
19.	Law Enforcement Workers	642	1.35%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	596	1.26%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	3,236	7.61%
2.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	3,166	7.44%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,024	4.76%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	2,010	4.73%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,832	4.31%
6.	Cashiers	1,680	3.95%
7.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,468	3.45%
8.	Registered Nurses	1,426	3.35%
9.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,210	2.84%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,210	2.84%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,204	2.83%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,150	2.70%
13.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,098	2.58%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,082	2.54%
15.	Other Management Occupations	1,078	2.53%
16.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,062	2.50%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	984	2.31%
18.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	982	2.31%
19.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	878	2.06%
20.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	812	1.91%

Shelby Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	84,871	56.75%
15-35 hours	14,218	9.51%
1-14 hours	3,235	2.16%
No regular hours	47,228	31.58%

Shelby Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,177	2.51%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,621	3.03%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	4,847	5.60%
6 AM-6:29 AM	7,940	9.17%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	10,245	11.83%
7 AM-7:29 AM	12,225	14.12%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	15,869	18.33%
8 AM-8:29 AM	7,714	8.91%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,763	3.19%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	3,103	3.58%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,093	1.26%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	494	0.57%
Noon-3:59 PM	7,296	8.43%
4 PM-11:59 PM	8,185	9.45%

Shelby Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,014	3.48%
5-9	10,097	11.66%
10-14	14,899	17.21%
15-19	15,202	17.56%
20-24	13,198	15.25%
25-29	5,474	6.32%
30-34	10,210	11.79%
35-39	1,624	1.88%
40-44	2,291	2.65%
45-59	5,100	5.89%
60-89	3,540	4.09%
At least 90	1,923	2.22%

Shelby Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	88	0.10%	61,796	71.38%
30-44	0	0.00%	14,125	16.32%
45-59	2	0.00%	5,098	5.89%
At least 60	0	0.00%	5,463	6.31%

Shelby Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	58	0.07%
Car / truck / van, carpool	12,100	13.69%
Car / truck / van, solo	72,210	81.70%
Motorcycle	144	0.16%
Other	526	0.60%
Public transportation	90	0.10%
Walked	1,444	1.63%
Worked at home	1,815	2.05%

Shelby Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shelby Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 74,094 (187,582 people)
: 54,352 (161,344 people)
: 21,489
: 108,875
Shelby Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	8,947	12.01%
$10,000-$14,999	5,290	7.10%
$15,000-$19,999	6,110	8.20%
$20,000-$24,999	5,571	7.48%
$25,000-$29,999	5,508	7.39%
$30,000-$34,999	5,503	7.38%
$35,000-$39,999	4,784	6.42%
$40,000-$44,999	4,815	6.46%
$45,000-$49,999	4,167	5.59%
$50,000-$59,999	7,238	9.71%
$60,000-$74,999	6,849	9.19%
$75,000-$99,999	5,285	7.09%
$100,000-$124,999	2,062	2.77%
$125,000-$149,999	724	0.97%
$150,000-$199,999	704	0.94%
$200,000 or more	968	1.30%

Shelby Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	8,746	23.61%
Family, 2 people	11,807	31.87%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,077	2.91%
Family, 3 people	6,918	18.67%
Nonfamily, 3 people	136	0.37%
Family, 4 people	5,242	14.15%
Nonfamily, 4 people	49	0.13%
Family, 5 people	2,052	5.54%
Nonfamily, 5 people	25	0.07%
Family, 6 people	635	1.71%
Nonfamily, 6 people	8	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	347	0.94%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	4	0.01%

Shelby Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	58,947	30.60%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	19,152	9.94%
Public Assistance	2,445	1.27%
Retirement	11,919	6.19%
Self Employment	7,219	3.75%
Social Security	21,774	11.30%
Supplemental Security	3,792	1.97%
Wage / Salary	57,127	29.65%
Other	10,277	5.33%

Shelby Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	24,699	59.21%
With children under 18	17,014	40.79%

Shelby Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,423	8.95%
Married	46,442	64.69%
Never Married	17,079	23.79%
Widowed	1,845	2.57%

Shelby Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	7,824	9.73%
Married	47,652	59.23%
Never Married	15,127	18.80%
Widowed	9,849	12.24%

Shelby Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shelby Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Shelby Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	12,423	8.57%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	27,973	19.31%
High school diploma or equivalent	49,318	34.04%
Some college, no degree	27,963	19.30%
Associate degree	9,543	6.59%
Bachelors degree	12,188	8.41%
Graduate or professional degree	5,482	3.78%

Shelby Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,795	1.86%	952	0.99%	2,747	2.85%
Kindergarten	2,707	2.81%	142	0.15%	2,849	2.96%
Grades 1-4	11,180	11.61%	476	0.49%	11,656	12.11%
Grades 5-8	11,090	11.52%	449	0.47%	11,539	11.98%
Grades 9-12	9,134	9.49%	564	0.59%	9,698	10.07%
Undergrad college	4,801	4.99%	3,025	3.14%	7,826	8.13%
Graduate or professional school	350	0.36%	409	0.42%	759	0.79%
Total	41,057	42.64%	6,017	6.25%	47,074	48.89%

Shelby Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shelby Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Shelby Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	163	148
2004	161	180

Shelby Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shelby Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Shelby Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	163,572	86.77%
Below Poverty Level	24,943	13.23%

Shelby Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shelby Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 219

Shelby Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shelby Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Shelby Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	13,591	14.12%
10-19 Years	13,232	13.74%
20-29 Years	12,189	12.66%
30-39 Years	14,284	14.83%
40-49 Years	14,015	14.56%
50-59 Years	11,819	12.27%
60-69 Years	7,890	8.19%
70-79 Years	5,948	6.18%
80-89 Years	2,816	2.92%
90+ Years	503	0.52%

Shelby Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	46,306	48.09%
Female	49,981	51.91%

Shelby Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	73,357	76.19%
African-American	20,010	20.78%
Hispanic/Latino	1,433	1.49%
Asian	647	0.67%
Multiracial	610	0.63%
Amerindian	137	0.14%
Other Race	84	0.09%
Pacific Islander	9	0.01%

Shelby Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	36,022	35.47%
2.	German	17,727	17.46%
3.	English	14,243	14.03%
4.	Irish	10,713	10.55%
5.	Scotch Irish	5,797	5.71%
6.	Scottish	2,886	2.84%
7.	Dutch	2,316	2.28%
8.	French Non-Basque	1,960	1.93%
9.	Italian	1,929	1.90%
10.	African	1,246	1.23%

Shelby Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	173,503	96.07%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3,761	2.08%
3.	French	908	0.50%
4.	German	468	0.26%
5.	Laotian	366	0.20%
6.	Gujarathi	354	0.20%
7.	Vietnamese	152	0.08%
8.	Miao / Hmong	150	0.08%
9.	Chinese	108	0.06%
10.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	94	0.05%

Shelby Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	190,231	98.29%
Naturalized immigrant	1,014	0.52%
Not a citizen	2,302	1.19%

Shelby Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shelby Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shelby Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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Shelby Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Belwood	Kings Mountain	Patterson Springs
Boiling Springs	Kingstown	Polkville
Casar	Lattimore	Shelby
Earl	Lawndale	Waco
Fallston	Light Oak
Grover	Mooresboro

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