Shelby County, Alabama (AL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 13,031
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 44,220
Renter-occupied apartments: 14,943 (it was 10,411 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 795 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 274 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.2%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (11.1%), Retail trade (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 166,08777.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 26,08812.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 12,8326.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 4,3852.0%Asian alone
- 3,8291.8%Two or more races
- 5790.3%Some other race alone
- 4760.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 480.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 39.5 years |
Alabama median age: | 39.4 years |
Males: 105,158 | ![]() |
Females: 112,544 | ![]() |

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Shelby County: | 2.0 people |
Alabama: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $75,614 ($55,440 in 1999)
This county: | $75,614 |
Alabama: | $51,734 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $911 (lower quartile is $666, upper quartile is $1,139)
This county: | $911 |
State: | $597 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $229,600 (it was $136,200 in 2000)
Shelby: | $229,600 |
Alabama: | $154,000 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,505Detached houses: $291,938
Here: $291,938 State: $209,799 Townhouses or other attached units: $150,818
Here: $150,818 State: $168,997 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $133,870
Here: $133,870 State: $140,983 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $114,166
Here: $114,166 State: $235,832 Mobile homes: $70,783
Here: $70,783 State: $69,597 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $66,557
Here: $66,557 State: $60,147
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $422
Institutionalized population: 1,415
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 29
- Robberies: 18
- Assaults: 72
- Burglaries: 437
- Thefts: 537
- Auto thefts: 83
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 3
- Rapes: 24
- Robberies: 21
- Assaults: 52
- Burglaries: 391
- Thefts: 517
- Auto thefts: 91
Health of residents in Shelby County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.66.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
42.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
41.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
63.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 203 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 168 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 1596 buildings, average cost: $101,100
- 1998: 2009 buildings, average cost: $111,000
- 1999: 1891 buildings, average cost: $126,600
- 2000: 1742 buildings, average cost: $113,400
- 2001: 2028 buildings, average cost: $116,700
- 2002: 2076 buildings, average cost: $125,900
- 2003: 2159 buildings, average cost: $139,900
- 2004: 2442 buildings, average cost: $151,800
- 2005: 2638 buildings, average cost: $162,400
- 2006: 2321 buildings, average cost: $158,900
- 2007: 1829 buildings, average cost: $168,500
- 2008: 685 buildings, average cost: $176,900
- 2009: 559 buildings, average cost: $164,400
- 2010: 471 buildings, average cost: $164,200
- 2011: 434 buildings, average cost: $177,600
- 2012: 604 buildings, average cost: $205,500
- 2013: 759 buildings, average cost: $223,800
- 2014: 896 buildings, average cost: $186,900
- 2015: 888 buildings, average cost: $228,700
- 2016: 1054 buildings, average cost: $225,300
- 2017: 1023 buildings, average cost: $225,900
- 2018: 1045 buildings, average cost: $231,300
- 2019: 1078 buildings, average cost: $263,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,165 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $951 (0.4%)
Shelby County: | 5.6% |
Alabama: | 15.5% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 39.5 years old
(Males: 38.6 years old, Females: 40.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.0 years old, Black residents: 36.1 years old, American Indian residents: 27.5 years old, Asian residents: 39.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.9 years old, Other race residents: 21.1 years old)
Area name: Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shelby County is $521 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $737 a month.
Cities in this county include: Alabaster, Pelham, Helena, Brook Highland, Lake Purdy, Montevallo, Meadowbrook, Highland Lakes, Columbiana, Calera.
2018 air pollution in Shelby County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Carroll County, Mississippi , Calhoun County, South Carolina
, Cass County, Texas
, Orangeburg County, South Carolina
, Glascock County, Georgia
, Lincoln County, Georgia
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Here: | 2.5% |
Alabama: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 7,321
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 44.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 12,755 (47.6% naturalized citizens)
Shelby County: | 5.9% |
Whole state: | 3.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3,4892010 or later
- 3,5872000 to 2009
- 1,9791990 to 1999
- 7761980 to 1989
- 4571970 to 1979
- 402Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 67,966
- One, attached: 5,031
- Two: 612
- 3 or 4: 999
- 5 to 9: 2,286
- 10 to 19: 3,760
- 20 to 49: 976
- 50 or more: 1,594
- Mobile homes: 5,915
Housing units in Shelby County with a mortgage: 46,799 (1,251 second mortgage, 3,964 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21,758
Here: | 68.7% with mortgage |
State: | 55.3% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Shelby County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 61,933 | 172 |
Mainline Protestant | 16,076 | 38 |
Catholic | 2,883 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 2,421 | 12 |
Other | 2,337 | 6 |
Orthodox | 58 | 1 |
None | 109,377 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Shelby County: | 1.31 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Alabama: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Shelby County: | 5.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Alabama: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Shelby County: | 7.4% |
Alabama: | 11.8% |
Shelby County: | 28.1% |
State: | 31.7% |
Here: | 17.2% |
State: | 13.5% |
Agriculture in Shelby County:
Average size of farms: 132 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26,937
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $549.23
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 59.32%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 29.53%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22,105
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.17%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.00%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32,621
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.77%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.99
Corn for grain: 370 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 217 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 4071 harvested acres
Vegetables: 30 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 101 acres
Earthquake activity:
Shelby County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 33.5 miles away from Shelby County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 104.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 152.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 72.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 104.6 miles away from Shelby County center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Alabama Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4503, Natural disaster type: Other
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3319: April 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3319, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1971: April 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 1971, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 29, 2008 to September 03, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3292: August 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 3292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Alabama Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3237: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3237, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Alabama Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 16, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1593: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1593, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Alabama Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 13, 2004 to September 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1549: September 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 1549, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 05, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1466: May 12, 2003, FEMA Id: 1466, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Alabama Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 05, 2002 to November 12, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1442: November 14, 2002, FEMA Id: 1442, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Alabama Chelsea Community Fire, Incident Period: September 17, 1999, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 18, 1999, FEMA Id: 2278, Natural disaster type: Fire
- 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Shelby County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 8, Hurricanes: 4, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 74,148 (83.3%)
- Carpooled: 7,397 (8.3%)
- Bus: 147 (0.2%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 17 (0.0%)
- Ferryboat: 16 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 837 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0.0%)
- Walked: 784 (0.9%)
- Worked at home: 5,672 (6.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Management occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Mexico (32%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Vietnam (6%)
- India (6%)
- El Salvador (5%)
- Venezuela (3%)
- Korea (3%)
- American (24%)
- English (9%)
- Irish (6%)
- European (4%)
- German (4%)
- Italian (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
People in group quarters in Shelby County, Alabama in 2000:
- 891 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 348 people in nursing homes
- 157 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 97 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 55 people in other group homes
- 49 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 23 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 20 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 11 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 11 people in other workers' dormitories
- 6 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Shelby County, Alabama in 2010:
- 989 people in college/university student housing
- 485 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 481 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 400 people in correctional residential facilities
- 77 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 71 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 28 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 19 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 11 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 10 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 3 people in group homes intended for adults
8.19% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($64,934 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.19% |
Alabama average: | 5.95% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($199 average AGI)
Shelby County: 0.03% Alabama average: 0.05%
5.72% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($41,944 average AGI)
2.44% relocated from other states ($22,791 average AGI)
Shelby County: 2.44% Alabama average: 2.56%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Jefferson County, AL | ![]() |
from Chilton County, AL | ![]() |
from St. Clair County, AL | ![]() |
from Talladega County, AL | ![]() |
from Tuscaloosa County, AL | ![]() |
from Montgomery County, AL | ![]() |
from Madison County, AL | ![]() |
8.23% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($67,171 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.23% |
Alabama average: | 5.97% |
0.35% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,919 average AGI)
Shelby County: 0.35% Alabama average: 0.05%
5.30% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($36,943 average AGI)
2.58% relocated to other states ($28,309 average AGI)
Shelby County: 2.58% Alabama average: 2.59%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Jefferson County, AL | ![]() |
to Chilton County, AL | ![]() |
to St. Clair County, AL | ![]() |
to Tuscaloosa County, AL | ![]() |
to Talladega County, AL | ![]() |
to Baldwin County, AL | ![]() |
to Madison County, AL | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 20,784 (16,892 aged, 3,892 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 4,828 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Shelby County, Alabama in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,577)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,101)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (903)
- Unspecified dementia (854)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (832)
- Congestive heart failure (784)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (739)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (599)
- Cardiovascular disease, unspecified (473)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (394)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 34.7. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 24.9
- Other - 9.8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 105.1. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 73.1
- Other - 32.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 217,702- Male householders: 44,780 (9,185 living alone), Female householders: 39,268 (13,646 living alone)
48,340 spouses (47,881 opposite-sex spouses), 2,563 unmarried partners, (2,537 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 66,619 children (62,622 natural, 1,766 adopted, 2,231 stepchildren), 3,568 grandchildren, 1,243 brothers or sisters, 3,124 parents, 104 foster children, 2,486 other relatives, 2,746 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,861
Size of family households: 27,096 2-persons, 14,582 3-persons, 11,893 4-persons, 3,157 5-persons, 768 6-persons, 422 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 22,831 1-person, 3,299 2-persons.
37,866 married couples with children.
8,389 single-parent households (2,308 men, 6,081 women).
91.3% of residents of Shelby speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $403,177,000 ($2,434 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,507,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $231,146,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $96,224,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,464,000
Federal grants: $46,380,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,716,000 ($961,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $22,247,000 ($1,043,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $16,123,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $113,944,000
Federal Government insurance: $87,785,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 12,755Here: | 74 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,225
Here: | 30 per 1000 residents |
State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +991
Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +19,929
Here: | +116 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.73 millions of gallons per day (88% from ground, 12% from surface)
Here: | 7.1 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Shelby County, Alabama
- 6,6592014 or later
- 4,6512010 to 2013
- 22,4352000 to 2009
- 23,2711990 to 1999
- 14,8071980 to 1989
- 10,5441970 to 1979
- 3,5721960 to 1969
- 1,2121950 to 1959
- 1,0761940 to 1949
- 9121939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shelby County, Alabama
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 9503 rooms
- 3,5704 rooms
- 9,6495 rooms
- 12,5566 rooms
- 12,5967 rooms
- 10,2708 rooms
- 18,9669+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby County, Alabama
- 2491 room
- 2562 rooms
- 2,2143 rooms
- 4,9864 rooms
- 3,2405 rooms
- 2,3896 rooms
- 9347 rooms
- 3708 rooms
- 8539+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Shelby County, Alabama
- 0no bedroom
- 2741 bedroom
- 5,4092 bedrooms
- 32,2463 bedrooms
- 23,1914 bedrooms
- 7,4375+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby County, Alabama
- 249no bedroom
- 1,9141 bedroom
- 7,6172 bedrooms
- 5,0333 bedrooms
- 3224 bedrooms
- 3565+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Shelby County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 712no vehicle
- 16,3921 vehicle
- 30,2692 vehicles
- 14,3273 vehicles
- 5,1664 vehicles
- 1,6915+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Shelby County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,091no vehicle
- 7,0221 vehicle
- 5,8152 vehicles
- 1,2533 vehicles
- 2714 vehicles
- 395+ vehicles
86.8% of Shelby County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Alabama.
Shelby County: | 86.8% |
State average: | 86.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 143,133
- Other state: 59,597
- Northeast: 6,652
- Midwest: 12,456
- South: 34,531
- West: 5,958
- 50.5%Electricity
- 45.2%Utility gas
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.3%Wood
- 76.7%Electricity
- 19.9%Utility gas
- 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.2%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 12.5% |
Alabama: | 11.3% |
Here: | 16.5% |
Alabama: | 13.1% |
Here: | 16.5% |
Alabama: | 12.5% |
Shelby County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $13,340,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,160,000
Air Transportation: $881,000
Regular Highways: $427,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,861,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,113,000
Water Utilities: $509,000
Parks and Recreation: $415,000
Correctional Institutions: $384,000
General Public Buildings: $143,000
Air Transportation: $62,000
Local Fire Protection: $44,000
Libraries: $18,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $14,731,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,551,000
Regular Highways: $11,812,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,633,000
Water Utilities: $6,273,000
Financial Administration: $6,054,000
General Public Buildings: $4,701,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,503,000
Central Staff Services: $3,048,000
General - Other: $2,777,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,558,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,180,000
Air Transportation: $1,030,000
Public Welfare - Other: $898,000
Health - Other: $576,000
Natural Resources - Other: $126,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $103,000
Air Transportation: $99,000
Health and Hospitals: $83,000
Highways: $25,000
Other: $17,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $56,805,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,095,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,400,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,690,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,034,000
Rents: $854,000
Interest Earnings: $406,000
Special Assessments: $308,000
Donations From Private Sources: $126,000
Sale of Property: $107,000
Fines and Forfeits: $86,000
Royalties: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,414,000
Police Protection: $225,000
Regular Highways: $130,000
Central Staff Services: $63,000
Correctional Institutions: $47,000
Financial Administration: $43,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,000
Parks and Recreation: $32,000
General Public Building: $31,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $21,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Health - Other: $8,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,000
Corrections - Other: $3,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,321,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,921,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,958,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,946,000
Other: $2,229,000
General Local Government Support: $725,000
- Tax - Property: $28,072,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,277,000
Other: $4,045,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,271,000
Other License: $1,123,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $718,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $168,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,255,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,619,000
Shelby County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $13,340,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,160,000
Air Transportation: $881,000
Regular Highways: $427,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,861,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,113,000
Water Utilities: $509,000
Parks and Recreation: $415,000
Correctional Institutions: $384,000
General Public Buildings: $143,000
Air Transportation: $62,000
Local Fire Protection: $44,000
Libraries: $18,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $14,731,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,551,000
Regular Highways: $11,812,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,633,000
Water Utilities: $6,273,000
Financial Administration: $6,054,000
General Public Buildings: $4,701,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,503,000
Central Staff Services: $3,048,000
General - Other: $2,777,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,558,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,180,000
Air Transportation: $1,030,000
Public Welfare - Other: $898,000
Health - Other: $576,000
Natural Resources - Other: $126,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $103,000
Air Transportation: $99,000
Health and Hospitals: $83,000
Highways: $25,000
Other: $17,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $56,805,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,095,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,400,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,690,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,034,000
Rents: $854,000
Interest Earnings: $406,000
Special Assessments: $308,000
Donations From Private Sources: $126,000
Sale of Property: $107,000
Fines and Forfeits: $86,000
Royalties: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,414,000
Police Protection: $225,000
Regular Highways: $130,000
Central Staff Services: $63,000
Correctional Institutions: $47,000
Financial Administration: $43,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,000
Parks and Recreation: $32,000
General Public Building: $31,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $21,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Health - Other: $8,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,000
Corrections - Other: $3,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,321,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,921,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,958,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,946,000
Other: $2,229,000
General Local Government Support: $725,000
- Tax - Property: $28,072,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,277,000
Other: $4,045,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,271,000
Other License: $1,123,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $718,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $168,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,255,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,619,000
Shelby County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $13,340,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,160,000
Air Transportation: $881,000
Regular Highways: $427,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,861,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,113,000
Water Utilities: $509,000
Parks and Recreation: $415,000
Correctional Institutions: $384,000
General Public Buildings: $143,000
Air Transportation: $62,000
Local Fire Protection: $44,000
Libraries: $18,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $14,731,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,551,000
Regular Highways: $11,812,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,633,000
Water Utilities: $6,273,000
Financial Administration: $6,054,000
General Public Buildings: $4,701,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,503,000
Central Staff Services: $3,048,000
General - Other: $2,777,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,558,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,180,000
Air Transportation: $1,030,000
Public Welfare - Other: $898,000
Health - Other: $576,000
Natural Resources - Other: $126,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $103,000
Air Transportation: $99,000
Health and Hospitals: $83,000
Highways: $25,000
Other: $17,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $56,805,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,095,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,400,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,690,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,034,000
Rents: $854,000
Interest Earnings: $406,000
Special Assessments: $308,000
Donations From Private Sources: $126,000
Sale of Property: $107,000
Fines and Forfeits: $86,000
Royalties: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,414,000
Police Protection: $225,000
Regular Highways: $130,000
Central Staff Services: $63,000
Correctional Institutions: $47,000
Financial Administration: $43,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,000
Parks and Recreation: $32,000
General Public Building: $31,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $21,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Health - Other: $8,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,000
Corrections - Other: $3,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,321,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,921,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,958,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,946,000
Other: $2,229,000
General Local Government Support: $725,000
- Tax - Property: $28,072,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,277,000
Other: $4,045,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,271,000
Other License: $1,123,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $718,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $168,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,255,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,619,000
Shelby County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $13,340,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,160,000
Air Transportation: $881,000
Regular Highways: $427,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,861,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,113,000
Water Utilities: $509,000
Parks and Recreation: $415,000
Correctional Institutions: $384,000
General Public Buildings: $143,000
Air Transportation: $62,000
Local Fire Protection: $44,000
Libraries: $18,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $14,731,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,551,000
Regular Highways: $11,812,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,633,000
Water Utilities: $6,273,000
Financial Administration: $6,054,000
General Public Buildings: $4,701,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,503,000
Central Staff Services: $3,048,000
General - Other: $2,777,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,558,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,180,000
Air Transportation: $1,030,000
Public Welfare - Other: $898,000
Health - Other: $576,000
Natural Resources - Other: $126,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $103,000
Air Transportation: $99,000
Health and Hospitals: $83,000
Highways: $25,000
Other: $17,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $56,805,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,095,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,400,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,690,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,034,000
Rents: $854,000
Interest Earnings: $406,000
Special Assessments: $308,000
Donations From Private Sources: $126,000
Sale of Property: $107,000
Fines and Forfeits: $86,000
Royalties: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,414,000
Police Protection: $225,000
Regular Highways: $130,000
Central Staff Services: $63,000
Correctional Institutions: $47,000
Financial Administration: $43,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,000
Parks and Recreation: $32,000
General Public Building: $31,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $21,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Health - Other: $8,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,000
Corrections - Other: $3,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,321,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,921,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,958,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,946,000
Other: $2,229,000
General Local Government Support: $725,000
- Tax - Property: $28,072,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,277,000
Other: $4,045,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,271,000
Other License: $1,123,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $718,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $391,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $168,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,255,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,619,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,062
- Number of aged recipients: 199
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,863
- Number of recipients under 18: 358
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,313
- Number of recipients older than 64: 391
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 757
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 909
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 32 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,359 | $159,304 | 1,179 | $196,589 | 5,446 | $197,170 | 202 | $60,465 | 3 | $2,005,000 | 237 | $156,485 | 102 | $45,745 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 64 | $155,234 | 100 | $158,990 | 425 | $186,419 | 32 | $58,031 | 0 | $0 | 29 | $141,103 | 40 | $43,775 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 233 | $152,373 | 239 | $147,243 | 1,677 | $189,681 | 156 | $41,372 | 0 | $0 | 57 | $140,140 | 109 | $58,404 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 203 | $162,222 | 204 | $189,627 | 1,672 | $201,809 | 46 | $124,413 | 0 | $0 | 45 | $162,800 | 12 | $60,583 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 41 | $154,927 | 33 | $222,030 | 311 | $185,698 | 23 | $139,174 | 0 | $0 | 8 | $89,375 | 7 | $82,571 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 32 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 242 | $237,727 | 310 | $219,758 | 4 | $156,500 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 47 | $260,872 | 96 | $223,188 | 1 | $175,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 37 | $244,649 | 54 | $232,611 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 16 | $257,375 | 23 | $257,435 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 9 | $223,667 | 14 | $204,643 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Shelby County, AL among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 564 | 70.1 years |
Mary | 493 | 78.1 years |
William | 449 | 73.4 years |
John | 411 | 73.0 years |
Robert | 293 | 72.7 years |
Charles | 213 | 69.6 years |
George | 165 | 73.8 years |
Thomas | 156 | 71.6 years |
Willie | 156 | 75.0 years |
Annie | 143 | 81.1 years |
Most common last names in Shelby County, AL among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 278 | 73.4 years |
Jones | 190 | 72.8 years |
Davis | 188 | 73.8 years |
Johnson | 158 | 73.7 years |
Moore | 108 | 72.7 years |
Brown | 93 | 74.5 years |
Harris | 92 | 72.7 years |
Williams | 90 | 76.7 years |
Wilson | 90 | 76.2 years |
Martin | 84 | 75.1 years |
Businesses in Shelby County, AL | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 6 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 5 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
Applebee's | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
Arby's | 3 | Lowe's | 2 | |
AutoZone | 3 | Marriott | 3 | |
Avenue | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | McDonald's | 11 | |
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 2 | Nike | 5 | |
Burger King | 2 | Old Navy | 1 | |
CVS | 7 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 3 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Panera Bread | 2 | |
Church's Chicken | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | Penske | 4 | |
Circle K | 2 | PetSmart | 2 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Pizza Hut | 5 | |
Cracker Barrel | 2 | Popeyes | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Publix Super Markets | 5 | |
Dairy Queen | 4 | Quality | 2 | |
Days Inn | 2 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Domino's Pizza | 4 | Ramada | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
FedEx | 23 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 3 | |
GNC | 3 | Staples | 2 | |
GameStop | 2 | Starbucks | 6 | |
H&R Block | 5 | Studio Plus Deluxe Studios | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | Subway | 15 | |
Hilton | 3 | T-Mobile | 7 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 4 | Taco Bell | 6 | |
Home Depot | 2 | Target | 2 | |
Hyatt | 1 | Travelodge | 1 | |
IHOP | 2 | U-Haul | 7 | |
J.Crew | 1 | UPS | 28 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Jones New York | 3 | Waffle House | 5 | |
Justice | 1 | Walgreens | 8 | |
KFC | 4 | Walmart | 5 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Wingate | 1 | |
Kohl's | 1 | YMCA | 4 | |
La Quinta | 1 |
Shelby County on our top lists:
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"