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Shelby, MI
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Shelby profile


Living in Shelby



Shelby is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,176 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shelby is the 356th largest community in Michigan.

One of the benefits of Shelby is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.98 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.

Shelby is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of adults in Shelby with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.14% of adults in Shelby have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Shelby in 2018 was $22,673, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,692 for a family of four. However, Shelby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Shelby is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Shelby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Shelby, accounting for 51.63% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Shelby residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shelby include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Shelby's cultural character, accounting for 15.48% of the village’s population.

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


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