Shelby is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 9,278 people and three associated neighborhoods, Shelby is the 187th largest community in Ohio.

Also of interest is that Shelby has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Being a small city, Shelby does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Shelby with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.46% of adults in Shelby have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Shelby in 2018 was $26,447, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,788 for a family of four. However, Shelby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Shelby include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.

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