Shelbyville, IL Population

Overview

4,053

Total Population

48.3

Median age

55.61%

Female population %

79.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

70.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shelbyville is 48.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shelbyville's population under 18 was 18.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shelbyville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shelbyville, 15.79% were under the age of 15, 15.25% aged 15 to 29, 43.45% aged 30 to 64, 18.80% aged 65 to 84, and 6.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 455 more females than males in Shelbyville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.61% females and 44.39% males in Shelbyville, IL.
The Shelbyville, IL gender ratio is 79.8:100 i.e. 79.8 men to 100 women (0.798).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 219.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 234.

Shelbyville's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Shelbyville population: 98.40% are White, 0.69% are Black or African American and 0.91% are multiracial.
Shelbyville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,013 (99.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shelbyville is White with a population of 3,988 (98.40% of the total population).

Shelbyville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,016 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Shelbyville's population decreased by 326 (6.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shelbyville's population decreased by 36 (0.77%), 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, Shelbyville's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,489.