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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shelbyville is $15,446, which is much lower than the state average of $24,811 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Shelbyville median household income is $27,743, which has shrunk by 12.19% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 22.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Shelbyville residents spend 22.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #360

Shelbyville, TN	15,446 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelbyville, TN	20,555 USD
Tennessee	27,334 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelbyville, TN	21,517 USD
Tennessee	32,151 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelbyville, TN	18,480 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #344

Shelbyville, TN	27,743 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shelbyville, TN	42,118 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #353

Shelbyville, TN		-12.19%
Tennessee		22.72%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Shelbyville, TN		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.01%	$13,329, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.06%	$15,346, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.20%	$1,935, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.28%	$30,656, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Shelbyville, TN	32,552 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shelbyville, TN	44,584 USD
Tennessee	73,630 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Shelbyville, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$30,285, see rank	$47,658	$56,900
Black	$25,625, see rank	$32,361	$35,600
Hispanic	$24,830, see rank	$34,631	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,065, see rank	$37,160	$37,170
One Race, Other	$24,227, see rank	$31,393	$40,300
Two or More Races	$59,038, see rank	$33,366	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Shelbyville, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$20,818, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$27,619, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,287, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$26,135, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Shelbyville, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,027, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	7,353, 48.93%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,562, 62.04%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,562, 62.04%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,099, 89.85%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	463, 10.15%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,791, 37.96%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	7,674, 51.07%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,637, 47.39%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,637, 47.39%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,388, 93.15%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	249, 6.85%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,037, 52.61%, see rank	43.51%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Shelbyville, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,395, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,821, 78.72%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,328, 17.96%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	41, 0.55%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	20, 0.27%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	185, 2.50%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shelbyville, TN	22.6 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Shelbyville, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,487	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	4,099, 54.75%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	530, 12.93%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	712, 17.37%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	560, 13.66%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	181, 4.42%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	562, 13.71%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,291, 31.50%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	3,388, 45.25%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	918, 27.10%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	632, 18.65%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,033, 30.49%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	97, 2.86%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	686, 20.25%, see rank	7.78%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Shelbyville, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,487, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	330, 4.41%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	595, 7.95%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,747, 23.33%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	105, 1.40%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	816, 10.90%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	504, 6.73%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	129, 1.72%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	442, 5.90%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	858, 11.46%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	975, 13.02%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	406, 5.42%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	368, 4.92%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	212, 2.83%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Shelbyville, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,559	32.73%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,431	27.65%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.