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Shelby, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $114,109 (it was $63,600 in 2000)
Shelby:

$114,109
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,070 - $173,279

Total population: 5,319 (Urban population: 2,970 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,453 (114 farm, 2,339 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,134 (2,006 occupied: 1,390 owner occupied, 616 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

31%
State:

46%

Housing density: 46 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $217,580.

Median contract rent in 2022: $615 (lower quartile is $462, upper quartile is $675)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $547


Median gross rent in Shelby, NY in 2022: $814

Housing units in Shelby with a mortgage: 597 (63 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 407

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Shelby, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 40,297
  • In family households: 33,804 (7,546 male householders, 3,326 female householders)
    7,903 spouses, 11,756 children (10,807 natural, 274 adopted, 675 stepchildren), 899 grandchildren, 288 brothers or sisters, 294 parents, foster children, 313 other relatives, 1,254 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,493 (2,557 male householders (1,963 living alone)), 2,690 female householders (2,257 living alone)), 1,246 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,586 (2,256 institutionalized population)

7,576 married couples with children.
2,797 single-parent households (801 men, 1,996 women).

95.2% of residents of Shelby speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 204 (3.6%)
(48.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.8
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shelby, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shelby, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 571 bedroom
  • 3732 bedrooms
  • 6323 bedrooms
  • 2724 bedrooms
  • 565+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby, New York
  • 9no bedroom
  • 1981 bedroom
  • 2132 bedrooms
  • 1333 bedrooms
  • 534 bedrooms
  • 105+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Shelby in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Shelby in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 33no vehicle
  • 4581 vehicle
  • 6372 vehicles
  • 2233 vehicles
  • 294 vehicles
  • 105+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Shelby in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Shelby in renter-occupied apartments
  • 137no vehicle
  • 3231 vehicle
  • 1402 vehicles
  • 163 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shelby, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shelby, New York
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 203 rooms
  • 1934 rooms
  • 2535 rooms
  • 2926 rooms
  • 2857 rooms
  • 1908 rooms
  • 1579+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby, New York
  • 91 room
  • 242 rooms
  • 1463 rooms
  • 1414 rooms
  • 1595 rooms
  • 546 rooms
  • 327 rooms
  • 288 rooms
  • 239+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Shelby, NY
Shelby town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Shelby, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Shelby, NY in 2022
  • 238,312Less than $10,000
  • 257,300$10,000 to $19,999
  • 230,662$20,000 to $29,999
  • 224,813$30,000 to $39,999
  • 207,952$40,000 to $49,999
  • 200,565$50,000 to $59,999
  • 290,123$60,000 to $74,999
  • 396,879$75,000 to $99,999
  • 319,590$100,000 to $124,999
  • 244,534$125,000 to $149,999
  • 323,855$150,000 to $199,999
  • 523,416$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Shelby: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.4%
Number of people working at home: 351 (13.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 158
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 486
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 468
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 219
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 210
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 60
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 196
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 96
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 36
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 162
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 93
  • 90 or more minutes: 47

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,871 (82.0%)
  • Carpooled: 271 (11.9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0.1%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 46 (2.0%)
  • Other means: 30 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 51 (2.2%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Shelby detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Shelby, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Shelby, New York
  • 511995 to March 2000
  • 71990 to 1994
  • 351985 to 1989
  • 101980 to 1984
  • 01975 to 1979
  • 01970 to 1974
  • 01965 to 1969
  • 53Before 1965
Ancestries in Shelby, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,267 (19.9%)
  • English: 1,162 (18.2%)
  • Irish: 757 (11.9%)
  • Other: 722 (11.3%)
  • United States: 576 (9.0%)
  • Polish: 543 (8.5%)
  • Italian: 426 (6.7%)
  • Scottish: 185 (2.9%)
  • Dutch: 158 (2.5%)
  • French: 157 (2.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 108 (1.7%)
  • French Canadian: 99 (1.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 51 (0.8%)
  • Hungarian: 43 (0.7%)
  • Welsh: 38 (0.6%)
  • West Indian: 35 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 15 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 11 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 7 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 7 (0.1%)
  • Subsaharan African: 7 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 4 (0.06%)
  • Norwegian: 3 (0.05%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Hungary
Shelby:

13.5% (21)
New York:

0.4% (17,401)

Italy
Shelby:

12.8% (20)
New York:

3.8% (147,729)

Jamaica
Shelby:

12.8% (20)
New York:

5.9% (226,470)

Panama
Shelby:

12.8% (20)
New York:

0.7% (26,202)

Canada
Shelby:

7.1% (11)
New York:

1.4% (54,876)

Philippines
Shelby:

5.8% (9)
New York:

1.9% (72,408)

Mexico
Shelby:

5.8% (9)
New York:

4.2% (161,189)

Germany
Shelby:

4.5% (7)
New York:

1.8% (69,327)

Nigeria
Shelby:

4.5% (7)
New York:

0.5% (18,889)

Dominican Republic
Shelby:

4.5% (7)
New York:

10.5% (408,086)

Trinidad and Tobago
Shelby:

4.5% (7)
New York:

2.5% (98,473)

Netherlands
Shelby:

3.8% (6)
New York:

0.2% (6,545)

Africa, n.e.c.
Shelby:

3.8% (6)
New York:

0.3% (13,114)

Other Caribbean
Shelby:

3.8% (6)
New York:

2.0% (78,538)

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

  • This state: 4,754
  • Other state: 446
  • Northeast: 170
  • Midwest: 51
  • South: 200
  • West: 25

65% of Shelby residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 8
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7
  • 5th and 6th grade: 22
  • 7th and 8th grade: 184
  • 9th grade: 64
  • 10th grade: 83
  • 11th grade: 109
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 43
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 645
  • Less than 1 year of college: 50
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 115
  • Associate degree: 105
  • Bachelor's degree: 146
  • Master's degree: 74
  • Professional school degree: 24
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 16
  • 5th and 6th grade: 19
  • 7th and 8th grade: 155
  • 9th grade: 54
  • 10th grade: 86
  • 11th grade: 36
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 87
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 790
  • Less than 1 year of college: 113
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 189
  • Associate degree: 135
  • Bachelor's degree: 157
  • Master's degree: 47
  • Professional school degree: 19
  • Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Females
Shelby marital status for males
Shelby marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,368
  • One, attached: 30
  • Two: 285
  • 3 or 4: 119
  • 5 to 9: 60
  • 10 to 19: 6
  • 20 to 49: 23
  • 50 or more: 36
  • Mobile homes: 207

Median worth of mobile homes: $67,267

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.2%
Year householders moved into residence in Shelby
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Shelby, NY
  • 48.6%Utility gas
  • 29.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 12.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.5%Wood
  • 4.3%Electricity
  • 0.4%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Shelby, NY
  • 55.5%Utility gas
  • 27.9%Electricity
  • 9.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35
Here:

5.5%
New York:

14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
Here:

4.1%
New York:

13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36
Here:

30.5%
New York:

38.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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