Shelby County, Texas (TX)

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• • 14,63960.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,71119.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,53018.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3571.5%Two or more races
  • 1230.5%Asian alone
  • 310.1%Some other race alone
  • 150.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 43
• Thefts: 91
• Auto thefts: 23

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 64
• Thefts: 98
• Auto thefts: 21

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,285 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $836 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shelby County is $403 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $696 a month.

Cities in this county include: Center, Shelbyville, Aiken-Neuville, Timpson, Tenaha, Joaquin, Huxley.

Neighboring counties: Choctaw County, Alabama , Madison Parish, Louisiana , Jones County, Mississippi , Coryell County , Henderson County , Terrell County, Georgia , Toombs County, Georgia .

Current college students: 653
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,002 (19.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3232010 or later
• 6772000 to 2009
• 5451990 to 1999
• 4471980 to 1989
• 1231970 to 1979
• 29Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,540
• One, attached: 59
• Two: 127
• 3 or 4: 252
• 5 to 9: 62
• 10 to 19: 120
• 20 to 49: 59
• 50 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 3,463
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Shelby County with a mortgage: 1,917 (20 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Religion statistics for Shelby County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Shelby County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 07, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4266: March 19, 2016, FEMA Id: 4266, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Incident Period: February 01, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3171: February 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 3171, Natural disaster type: Other
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.93% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,920 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.39% relocated from other counties in Texas ($31,399 average AGI)
1.54% relocated from other states ($13,521 average AGI)

Shelby County:	1.54%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Nacogdoches County, TX	0.82% ($40,087 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.49% ($49,073)
from Panola County, TX	0.40% ($41,353)
from De Soto Parish, LA	0.25% ($50,952)

5.00% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,256 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.14% relocated to other counties in Texas ($35,538 average AGI)
0.86% relocated to other states ($6,718 average AGI)

Shelby County:	0.86%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Nacogdoches County, TX	0.86% ($33,097 average AGI)
to Panola County, TX	0.47% ($44,821)
to Harris County, TX	0.28% ($50,870)
to Angelina County, TX	0.24% ($34,300)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Shelby County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,357 (922 living alone), Female householders: 5,037 (1,358 living alone)

• 4,628 spouses (4,628 opposite-sex spouses), 729 unmarried partners, (729 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,022 children (7,444 natural, 252 adopted, 329 stepchildren), 1,178 grandchildren, 114 brothers or sisters, 141 parents, 17 foster children, 324 other relatives, 201 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 160

Size of family households: 2,928 2-persons, 1,180 3-persons, 1,207 4-persons, 801 5-persons, 440 6-persons, 224 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,282 1-person, 305 2-persons.

2,811 married couples with children.
2,517 single-parent households (1,098 men, 1,419 women).

85.3% of residents of Shelby speak English at home.
14.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 53% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $181,715,000 ($6,947 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,032,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,040,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,957,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $217,000
Federal grants: $64,911,000
Federal procurement contracts: $781,000 ($-113,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,809,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,462,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,306,000
Federal Government insurance: $403,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.89 millions of gallons per day (25% from ground, 75% from surface)

• Year house built in Shelby County, Texas
• 02020 or later
• 1,0572010 to 2019
• 1,5492000 to 2009
• 1,3211990 to 1999
• 2,2741980 to 1989
• 2,1361970 to 1979
• 1,1821960 to 1969
• 6771950 to 1959
• 5571940 to 1949
• 7511939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Shelby County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shelby County, Texas
• 451 room
• 2072 rooms
• 2123 rooms
• 6384 rooms
• 1,8565 rooms
• 1,8706 rooms
• 1,1567 rooms
• 6608 rooms
• 4519+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby County, Texas
• 251 room
• 1102 rooms
• 3253 rooms
• 5024 rooms
• 7985 rooms
• 3376 rooms
• 897 rooms
• 658 rooms
• 169+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Shelby County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Shelby County, Texas
• 60no bedroom
• 3311 bedroom
• 1,2442 bedrooms
• 4,1953 bedrooms
• 1,1234 bedrooms
• 1035+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby County, Texas
• 25no bedroom
• 2961 bedroom
• 7722 bedrooms
• 1,0383 bedrooms
• 1434 bedrooms
• 25+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Shelby County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Shelby County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 171no vehicle
• 1,9601 vehicle
• 3,1642 vehicles
• 1,1283 vehicles
• 4754 vehicles
• 1935+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Shelby County in renter-occupied apartments
• 468no vehicle
• 7951 vehicle
• 7282 vehicles
• 2973 vehicles
• 64 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.4% of Shelby County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 18,393
• Other state: 4,267
• Northeast: 304
• Midwest: 631
• South: 2,589
• West: 703

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,012
• Number of aged recipients: 146
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 866
• Number of recipients under 18: 154
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 583
• Number of recipients older than 64: 275
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 421
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 487