Shelbyville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 17,694 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Shelbyville is the 47th largest community in Indiana. Shelbyville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Shelbyville is a blue-collar town, with 40.0% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Shelbyville is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shelbyville who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.29%), sales jobs (8.55%), and management occupations (7.16%).

One of the benefits of Shelbyville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.47 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Shelbyville Information and Demographics

In Shelbyville, just 10.63% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Shelbyville in 2000 was $18,670, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $74,680 for a family of four.

The people who call Shelbyville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Shelbyville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shelbyville include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Shelbyville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.