Shelbyville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 17,565 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Shelbyville is the 26th largest community in Kentucky.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The percentage of people in Shelbyville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.41% of adults in Shelbyville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Shelbyville in 2018 was $34,697, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,788 for a family of four. However, Shelbyville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Shelbyville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shelbyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shelbyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Shelbyville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.83% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shelbyville include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Shelbyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.