Shelby City, Mississippi

Shelby City, Mississippi is a city of the Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. In 2000, city's population was 2926 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 2600, It is the 96th largest in terms of population. The city extends throughout a territory of 2.72 mi˛ (7.04 square kilometre ), of which, 2.71 square miles (7.02 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 156th largest in terms of geographical size.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2926 residents, 919 households, and 677 families in the city. The population density was 1079.5 people per square mile (416.8/km˛), it is the 65th most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. There were 963 housing units at an average density of 355.4 per square mile (137.22/km˛). The average household size was 3.07 people, and the average family size was 3.6 people. In the city the population was spread out, with 37.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 121.3 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 142.1 females. The median age was 27 years, The median age of males was 21.9 years, for females the median age was 31.4 years. The racial makeup of the city was 7.93% White, 91.08% Black or African American, 0.07% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.44% from two or more races and 0.38% Other races.

Shelby city Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Shelby city Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Shelby City Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $17798, making it the 29th lowest city by median household income in Mississippi. The median income for a family in the city was $20368, making it the 32nd lowest city by median family income in Mississippi. The per capita income for the city was $10567, it is 58th poorest city by per capita income in Mississippi. The median income is $14653, The median income for males was $17963, compared to $12439 for females.

In 2000, 1030 pupils and students, of which 49.81% are male and 50.19% are female, 35.2% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.28% nursery or pri school, 9.71% kindergarten, 46.41% elementary school, 26.12% high school and 10.49% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2926
April 2000 Estimate2926
July 2000 Estimate2911
July 2001 Estimate2848
July 2002 Estimate2798
July 2003 Estimate2741
July 2004 Estimate2681
July 2005 Estimate2625
July 2006 Estimate2625
July 2007 Estimate2620
July 2008 Estimate2600
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school284775
Kindergarten6040100
Elementary school243235478
High school131138269
College or graduate school5157108
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Shelby city, Mississippi$17798$20368$10567
Bolivar County, Mississippi$23428$27301$12088
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587