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Shelby, MI Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shelby is $16,138, which is much lower than the state average of $26,143 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Shelby median household income is $33,237, which has grown by 15.77% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Shelby residents spend 15.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower 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, #584

Shelby, MI	16,138 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shelby, MI	17,928 USD
Michigan	27,763 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, MI	21,953 USD
Michigan	34,444 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, MI	11,925 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #523

Shelby, MI	33,237 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shelby, MI	45,609 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #196

Shelby, MI	15.77%
Michigan	9.90%
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, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.60%	$7,525, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.60%	$16,747, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.40%	$1,244, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.86%	$17,889, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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, MI	40,329 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shelby, MI	55,447 USD
Michigan	78,408 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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$33,526, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Hispanic	$33,553, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
One Race, Other	$40,500, see rank	$38,363	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Shelby, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$35,694, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$31,250, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,667, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$26,250, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Shelby, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,299, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	627, 48.27%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	430, 68.58%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	430, 68.58%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	395, 91.86%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	35, 8.14%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	197, 31.42%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	672, 51.73%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	337, 50.15%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	337, 50.15%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	301, 89.32%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	36, 10.68%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	335, 49.85%, see rank	42.52%	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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	663, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	484, 73.00%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	121, 18.25%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	13, 1.96%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	32, 4.83%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	13, 1.96%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shelby, MI	15.8 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	696	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	395, 56.75%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	67, 16.96%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	29, 7.34%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9, 2.28%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	47, 11.90%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	30, 7.59%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	191, 48.35%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	301, 43.25%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	54, 17.94%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	42, 13.95%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	100, 33.22%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	29, 9.63%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	76, 25.25%, see rank	7.30%	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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	696, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	141, 20.26%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	31, 4.45%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	184, 26.44%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	39, 5.60%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	46, 6.61%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	14, 2.01%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 2.01%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	37, 5.32%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	100, 14.37%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	47, 6.75%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	16, 2.30%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	27, 3.88%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Shelby, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	355	19.91%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	77	18.20%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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