Total Population
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Labor Market Area
1,406,961
1,424,807
1,443,536
1,461,476
1,474,651
Shelby County
38,017
39,523
40,615
41,376
42,078
Shelbyville
10,730
10,994
11,173
11,294
11,507
Simpsonville
1,369
1,407
1,420
1,436
1,482
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Population by Selected Age Groups,
2009
Shelby County
Labor Market Area
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Under 16
9,200
21.9
305,597
20.7
16-24
4,603
10.9
183,908
12.5
25-44
11,814
28.1
412,126
27.9
45-64
11,574
27.5
391,486
26.5
65-84
4,298
10.2
156,898
10.6
85 and older
589
1.4
24,636
1.7
Median Age
N/A
N/A
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin,
2009
Shelby County
Labor Market Area
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
White
37,576
89.3
1,211,190
82.1
Black
3,552
8.4
210,758
14.3
Am. Indian & Alaska Native
156
0.4
4,813
0.3
Asian
232
0.6
26,817
1.8
Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander
60
0.1
1,237
0.1
Other/Multirace
502
1.2
19,836
1.3
Hispanic Origin
4,050
9.6
59,551
4.0
Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black, etc. and be of hispanic origin.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Population Projections
2015
2020
2025
2030
Shelby County
48,302
54,556
61,721
69,523
Source: Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville.
Personal Income
2003
2008
Pct. Change
Shelby County
$
28,645
$
32,160
12.3
%
Kentucky
$
26,299
$
31,936
21.4
%
U.S.
$
32,271
$
40,166
24.5
%
Labor Market Area Range
$
17,345
- $
36,090
$
21,217
- $
41,954
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Households
2005
2008
Number of Households
Persons Per Household
Median Household Income
Shelby County
13,452
2.63
$58,042
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (Median Household Income)
Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville (Number of Households, Persons Per Houshold).