Shelby

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  1. Shelby Legal Resources
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  3. Shelby Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Shelby Employment Information
  5. Shelby Family Information
  6. Shelby Education Information
  7. Shelby Public Benefits Information
  8. Shelby Criminal Information
  9. Shelby Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Shelby Zip Codes


Shelby Legal Resources Back to top

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Shelby Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 68,709
  • Land Area (2000): 181.576 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.652 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 26,622
Shelby Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 64,870 94.53%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 94 0.14%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,658 5.33%

Shelby Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Shelby Employment Information Back to top
Shelby Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 28,887 26,954 1,933 6.69% 67
1991 29,017 26,632 2,386 8.22% 82
1992 29,466 27,247 2,220 7.53% 75
1993 29,655 27,959 1,696 5.72% 57
1994 30,132 28,685 1,446 4.80% 48
1995 30,632 29,399 1,233 4.03% 40
1996 31,380 30,171 1,209 3.85% 39
1997 31,786 30,725 1,061 3.34% 33
1998 32,202 31,192 1,010 3.14% 31
1999 32,852 31,837 1,016 3.09% 31
2000 37,202 36,156 1,046 2.81% 28
2001 36,831 35,313 1,518 4.12% 41
2002 36,349 34,609 1,739 4.79% 48
2003 36,149 34,251 1,898 5.25% 53
2004 35,919 34,022 1,897 5.28% 53
2005 35,956 34,022 1,933 5.38% 54
2006 35,845 33,837 2,009 5.60% 56
2007 35,447 33,338 2,109 5.95% 59
2008 35,316 32,983 2,333 6.61% 66
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 34,934 32,665 2,269 6.50% 65
Feb 2008 35,116 32,990 2,126 6.05% 61
Mar 2008 35,014 32,815 2,199 6.28% 63
Apr 2008 34,596 32,736 1,860 5.38% 54
May 2008 35,290 32,858 2,432 6.89% 69
Jun 2008 35,877 33,154 2,723 7.59% 76
Jul 2008 35,861 33,200 2,661 7.42% 74
Aug 2008 35,860 33,398 2,462 6.87% 69
Sep 2008 35,298 33,032 2,266 6.42% 64
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Shelby Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 4,542 23.00%
2. Construction 2,183 11.05%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,608 8.14%
4. Machinery Manufacturing 1,052 5.33%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 813 4.12%
6. Metal Manufactuing 763 3.86%
7. Educational Services 628 3.18%
8. Repair and Maintenance 502 2.54%
9. Health Care 489 2.48%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 471 2.38%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 450 2.28%
12. Finance and Insurance 445 2.25%
13. Public Administration 437 2.21%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 335 1.70%
15. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 327 1.66%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 246 1.25%
17. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 241 1.22%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 219 1.11%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 212 1.07%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 210 1.06%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 2,378 15.19%
2. Educational Services 1,738 11.10%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,367 8.73%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,084 6.92%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 1,002 6.40%
6. Finance and Insurance 759 4.85%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 583 3.72%
8. Department and Other General Stores 526 3.36%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 387 2.47%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 378 2.41%
11. Public Administration 369 2.36%
12. Social Assistance 315 2.01%
13. Construction 270 1.72%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 268 1.71%
15. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 233 1.49%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 206 1.32%
17. Machinery Manufacturing 192 1.23%
18. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 192 1.23%
19. Metal Manufactuing 184 1.18%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 173 1.11%

Shelby Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Engineers 1,802 9.12%
2. Other Management Occupations 1,249 6.32%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 1,229 6.22%
4. Other Production Occupations 902 4.57%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 901 4.56%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 813 4.12%
7. Computer Specialists 733 3.71%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 626 3.17%
9. Top Executives 578 2.93%
10. Assemblers and Fabricators 480 2.43%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 479 2.43%
12. Other Construction Trades 478 2.42%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 475 2.40%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 446 2.26%
15. Art and Design Workers 387 1.96%
16. Vehicle Mechanics 385 1.95%
17. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 381 1.93%
18. Business Operations Specialists 372 1.88%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 367 1.86%
20. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 364 1.84%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 1,197 7.65%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 942 6.02%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 715 4.57%
4. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 594 3.79%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 567 3.62%
6. Registered Nurses 566 3.62%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 529 3.38%
8. Cashiers 480 3.07%
9. Other Management Occupations 475 3.03%
10. Waiters and Waitresses 469 3.00%
11. Other Production Occupations 404 2.58%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 400 2.55%
13. Business Operations Specialists 398 2.54%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 389 2.48%
15. Accountants and Auditors 388 2.48%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 387 2.47%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 347 2.22%
18. Computer Specialists 331 2.11%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 318 2.03%
20. Assemblers and Fabricators 306 1.95%

Shelby Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 30,829 57.98%
15-35 hours 7,136 13.42%
1-14 hours 1,779 3.35%
No regular hours 13,432 25.26%

Shelby Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,024 3.03%
5 AM-5:29 AM 859 2.54%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,969 5.82%
6 AM-6:29 AM 3,125 9.24%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 4,239 12.53%
7 AM-7:29 AM 5,002 14.79%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 4,805 14.20%
8 AM-8:29 AM 3,579 10.58%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,805 5.34%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,876 5.55%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 660 1.95%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 286 0.85%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,378 7.03%
4 PM-11:59 PM 2,221 6.57%

Shelby Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 688 2.03%
5-9 2,551 7.54%
10-14 4,250 12.56%
15-19 4,655 13.76%
20-24 4,943 14.61%
25-29 2,567 7.59%
30-34 5,621 16.62%
35-39 1,177 3.48%
40-44 1,655 4.89%
45-59 3,372 9.97%
60-89 1,869 5.53%
At least 90 480 1.42%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 50 0.15% 19,604 57.95%
30-44 21 0.06% 8,432 24.93%
45-59 24 0.07% 3,348 9.90%
At least 60 54 0.16% 2,295 6.78%

Shelby Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 38 0.11%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 2,388 6.87%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 30,911 88.98%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 18 0.05%
Color 4 Box Other 107 0.31%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 149 0.43%
Color 6 Box Walked 217 0.62%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 913 2.63%

Shelby 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 Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 25,719 (68,325 people)
Families (2000): 18,962 (59,428 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 8,083
People at same address in 1995: 34,364
Shelby Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,001 3.89%
$10,000-$14,999 871 3.39%
$15,000-$19,999 890 3.46%
$20,000-$24,999 987 3.84%
$25,000-$29,999 1,339 5.21%
$30,000-$34,999 1,134 4.41%
$35,000-$39,999 1,074 4.18%
$40,000-$44,999 1,262 4.91%
$45,000-$49,999 1,169 4.55%
$50,000-$59,999 2,198 8.55%
$60,000-$74,999 3,403 13.23%
$75,000-$99,999 3,769 14.65%
$100,000-$124,999 2,785 10.83%
$125,000-$149,999 1,721 6.69%
$150,000-$199,999 1,068 4.15%
$200,000 or more 1,048 4.07%

Shelby Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 5,539 21.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 7,627 29.64%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 1,138 4.42%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 4,201 16.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 117 0.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 4,312 16.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 34 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,945 7.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 18 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 571 2.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 5 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 226 0.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.00%

Shelby Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 21,914 30.43%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 12,031 16.70%
Public Assistance 370 0.51%
Retirement 4,451 6.18%
Self Employment 2,366 3.29%
Social Security 5,700 7.91%
Supplemental Security 657 0.91%
Wage / Salary 21,504 29.86%
Other 3,028 4.20%

Shelby Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 8,758 53.98%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 7,466 46.02%

Shelby Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,960 7.33%
Color 1 Box Married 16,917 63.27%
Color 2 Box Never Married 7,359 27.52%
Color 3 Box Widowed 503 1.88%

Shelby Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,334 8.48%
Color 1 Box Married 16,990 61.70%
Color 2 Box Never Married 5,836 21.19%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,376 8.63%

Shelby 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 Education Information Back to top
Shelby Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,992 3.88%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 4,999 9.74%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 14,535 28.32%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 13,331 25.98%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 4,197 8.18%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 8,145 15.87%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 4,119 8.03%

Shelby Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 927 1.35% 422 0.61% 1,349 1.96%
Kindergarten 767 1.12% 145 0.21% 912 1.33%
Grades 1-4 3,631 5.28% 432 0.63% 4,063 5.91%
Grades 5-8 3,825 5.57% 413 0.60% 4,238 6.17%
Grades 9-12 3,624 5.27% 455 0.66% 4,079 5.94%
Undergrad college 3,362 4.89% 462 0.67% 3,824 5.57%
Graduate or professional school 580 0.84% 171 0.25% 751 1.09%
Total 16,716 24.33% 2,500 3.64% 19,216 27.97%

Shelby 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 Public Benefits Information Back to top
Shelby Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 65,420 95.83%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,844 4.17%

Shelby 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 Criminal Information Back to top
Shelby Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.520 0.000 0.520

Shelby Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 3
2005 0 3
2006 0 3
2007 0 3

Shelby Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 1

Shelby 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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Shelby Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 9,213 13.41%
10-19 Years 9,801 14.26%
20-29 Years 8,796 12.80%
30-39 Years 10,576 15.39%
40-49 Years 11,139 16.21%
50-59 Years 9,048 13.17%
60-69 Years 5,117 7.45%
70-79 Years 3,468 5.05%
80-89 Years 1,380 2.01%
90+ Years 171 0.25%

Shelby Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 34,228 49.82%
Color 1 Box Female 34,481 50.18%

Shelby Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 63,891 92.99%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,816 2.64%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,368 1.99%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 859 1.25%
Color 1 Box African-American 549 0.80%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 175 0.25%
Color 6 Box Other Race 37 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 14 0.02%

Shelby Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 16,951 21.40%
2. Polish 12,550 15.85%
3. Italian 9,485 11.98%
4. Irish 7,548 9.53%
5. English 6,465 8.16%
6. French Non-Basque 3,293 4.16%
7. United States Or American 2,645 3.34%
8. Scottish 1,748 2.21%
9. Belgian 1,559 1.97%
10. French Canadian 1,517 1.92%

Shelby Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 55,319 86.60%
2. Italian 1,460 2.29%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,308 2.05%
4. Other Indo European 1,279 2.00%
5. Polish 835 1.31%
6. German 556 0.87%
7. Other Slavic 556 0.87%
8. Arabic 459 0.72%
9. Greek 295 0.46%
10. French 282 0.44%

Shelby Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 62,024 90.39%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 3,086 4.50%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3,512 5.12%

Shelby 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 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 Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
49455