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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shelby County is $33,135, which is higher than the state average of $23,936 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Shelby County median household income is $69,723, which has grown by 25.76% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Shelby County residents spend 28.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.1 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1

Shelby County	33,135 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County	36,714 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County	48,460 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby County	29,185 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1

Shelby County	69,723 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shelby County	86,720 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #35

Shelby County	25.76%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Shelby County		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.94%	$13,359, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.80%	$19,814, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.05%	$3,283, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.80%	$25,482, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Shelby County	83,682 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shelby County	100,259 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Shelby County	Alabama	U.S.
White	$72,234, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$56,685, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,347, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$75,848, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$61,415, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
One Race, Other	$35,455, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$71,179, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Shelby County	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$31,147, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$72,978, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$84,578, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$46,530, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Shelby County	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	156,603, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	75,372, 48.13%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	57,123, 75.79%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	137, 0.18%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	56,986, 75.61%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	53,325, 93.58%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,661, 6.42%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	18,249, 24.21%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	81,231, 51.87%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	49,873, 61.40%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	49,873, 61.40%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	46,869, 93.98%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,004, 6.02%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	31,358, 38.60%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Shelby County	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	98,188, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	84,237, 85.79%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,773, 7.92%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	112, 0.11%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	584, 0.59%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	754, 0.77%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4,728, 4.82%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shelby County	28.9 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Shelby County	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	100,194	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	53,325, 53.22%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,689, 40.67%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6,931, 13.00%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,588, 19.86%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	224, 0.42%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,568, 8.57%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,670, 12.51%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	46,869, 46.78%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20,542, 43.83%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,937, 16.93%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,841, 35.93%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 0.07%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	81, 0.17%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,270, 2.71%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Shelby County	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	100,194, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	805, 0.80%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	6,524, 6.51%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,808, 7.79%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,241, 3.23%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	12,302, 12.28%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,586, 4.58%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	3,771, 3.76%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10,878, 10.86%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11,708, 11.69%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	21,025, 20.98%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,764, 7.75%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,370, 4.36%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,412, 5.40%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Shelby County	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	17,115	8.63%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,320	6.22%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.