Shelby, NE Population

Overview

731

Total Population

38.7

Median age

58.14%

Female population %

72:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

69.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

187

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Shelby's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Shelby is 38.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shelby's population under 18 was 24.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shelby's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shelby, 21.75% were under the age of 15, 17.92% aged 15 to 29, 41.04% aged 30 to 64, 16.69% aged 65 to 84, and 2.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 119 more females than males in Shelby:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.14% females and 41.86% males in Shelby, NE.
The Shelby, NE gender ratio is 72:100 i.e. 72 men to 100 women (0.720).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 51.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 54.

Shelby's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Shelby population: 92.48% are White, 0.41% are some other race and 7.11% are multiracial.
Shelby's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 187 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 544 (74.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shelby is White with a population of 676 (92.48% of the total population).

Shelby's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 718 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Shelby's population increased by 24 (3.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shelby's population increased by 2 (0.28%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Shelby's population was lowest in year 2009 at 610.