Shelby is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 21,855 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Shelby is the 45th largest community in North Carolina.
Shelby is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Shelby overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Shelby, 24.93% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Shelby in 2018 was $25,748, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,992 for a family of four. However, Shelby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Shelby is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shelby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. 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 English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Shelby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.