Shelbyville, MO Population

Overview

497

Total Population

48.2

Median age

44.47%

Female population %

124.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

55.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

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 48.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shelbyville's population under 18 was 14.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shelbyville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shelbyville, 11.87% were under the age of 15, 15.09% aged 15 to 29, 49.30% aged 30 to 64, 22.33% aged 65 to 84, and 1.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 55 less females than males in Shelbyville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.47% females and 55.53% males in Shelbyville, MO.
The Shelbyville, MO gender ratio is 124.9:100 i.e. 124.9 men to 100 women (1.249).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 30.

Shelbyville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Shelbyville population: 97.18% are White, 2.41% are Black or African American and 0.40% are multiracial.
Shelbyville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 497 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shelbyville is White with a population of 483 (97.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 653 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Shelbyville's population decreased by 102 (15.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shelbyville's population decreased by 33 (5.99%), 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 2021 at 507.