Shelby County

Shelby County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama, AL with an estimated population of 215,707 as of July 1, 2018 and is thus ranked 291 in the United States.

In contrast to the 2010 census, the population of Shelby County was still 195,313. This means that the 2018 population percent change from 2010 population of Shelby County has risen by 10.6%.

Shelby County is formed in 1818 and covers an total area of 809.53 square miles. This area is divided into 784.93 square miles land area and 24.59 square miles water area. Density per square kilometre of land area are 248.5 of population in 103.2 housing units.

There were 80,970 housing units in the whole of Shelby County for the 2010 census with 74.072 total households, 53.733 of them family households. At the 1990 census, the population of Shelby County was still 99,363. 2011 population percent change from 1990 population of Shelby County was still 96,35 %, or expressed in detail 95.727 inhabitants. 2017 ACS Population - High School Diploma or more as a percent of 2017 ACS Population - Population 25 and over was 92.1% (percent) and is ranked number 532 of all counties in the United States.

Labor Force 2018 in Shelby County was 112,891 and is ranked number 296, with a Unemployment Rate 2018 of 2.9 % (percent), which is ranked on number 2532 of all counties in the United States. Median Household Income 2017 was $74,098 (percent), which is ranked on number 196 of all counties in the United States. To the area of Shelby County also includes Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area and Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area.