Shelby County, Alabama (AL)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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:

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 2019: $1,165 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $951 (0.4%)

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 .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Shelby County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Shelby County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

8.19% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($64,934 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Jefferson County, AL	3.66% ($65,544 average AGI)
from Chilton County, AL	0.29% ($33,959)
from St. Clair County, AL	0.18% ($54,736)
from Talladega County, AL	0.18% ($69,942)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.17% ($48,917)
from Montgomery County, AL	0.14% ($53,843)
from Madison County, AL	0.09% ($51,127)

8.23% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($67,171 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Jefferson County, AL	3.30% ($59,781 average AGI)
to Chilton County, AL	0.34% ($41,481)
to St. Clair County, AL	0.21% ($53,629)
to Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.17% ($47,602)
to Talladega County, AL	0.15% ($50,625)
to Baldwin County, AL	0.12% ($84,042)
to Madison County, AL	0.11% ($47,314)

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

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: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.73 millions of gallons per day (88% from ground, 12% from surface)

• 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 houses/apartments in Shelby County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Shelby County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Alabama in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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+)"