Shelby County, Alabama

Shelby County is a county located in Alabama, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 143293 inhabitants. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 187784, It is the fifth largest county by population in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its area is just over 809.53 mi˛ (2096.67 sq km), of which, 794.69 square miles (2058.24 sq km) of it is land and 14.83 square miles (38.41 sq km) of it is water, making it Alabama's 20th largest county by total area.

Shelby County Alabama
Map of Shelby County, Alabama

As of the census of 2000, there were 143293 people, 54631 households, and 40617 families living in the county. The population density was 180.3 people per square mile (69.61/km˛), making it the ninth most densely populated county in Alabama. There were 59302 housing units at an average density of 74.6 per square mile (28.8/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.59 persons, and the average family size was 3.04 persons. In the county Age distribution was 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 104 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 108 females. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 187784, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 163448 White, 19418 Black or African American, 593 American Indian, 2784 Asian, 27 Native Hawaiian, and 1514 from two or more races.

Shelby County Alabama Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Shelby County Alabama School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Shelby County Alabama GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $55440, it is wealthiest county by median household income in Alabama. The median income for a family in the county was $64105, making it the wealthiest county by median family income among the Alabama. The per capita income for the county was $27176, it is the highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Alabama.

In 2000, 37311 pupils and students, of which 18849 are male and 18462 are female, 26.04% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 3344 nursery or pri school, 2430 kindergarten, 16588 elementary school, 7628 high school and 7321 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Calera CityChilton County, Shelby County12.9312.90.033158244.91639535650
2Birmingham CityJefferson County, Shelby County151.95149.922.042428201619.71566326735
3Hoover CityJefferson County, Shelby County43.6543.130.51627421454.63336161982
4Leeds CityJefferson County, St. Clair County, Shelby County22.522.350.1510455467.91857337420
5Vestavia Hills CityJefferson County, Shelby County14.6414.630.01244761672.74039270623
6Alabaster CityShelby County20.5320.470.05226191104.82246658379
7Chelsea TownShelby County10.0910.040.042949293.62471767083
8Columbiana CityShelby County15.2115.180.043316218.51808634034
9Harpersville TownShelby County15.8815.880.0116201021278331655
10Helena CityShelby County, Jefferson County17.0917.070.02102966032632362908
11Indian Springs Village TownShelby County3.643.6402225610.53790492229
12Lake Purdy CdpShelby County3.022.990.0357991936.73901954349
13Meadowbrook CdpShelby County2.462.46046971909.93551183715
14Montevallo CityShelby County7.67.560.054825638.51646830541
15Pelham CityShelby County38.34380.3414369378.22561154808
16Vincent TownShelby County, St. Clair County, Talladega County19.0718.880.19185398.21641235045
17Wilsonville TownShelby County10.979.851.121551157.52111242105
18Wilton TownShelby County0.830.830580697.11505633750
19Childersburg CityTalladega County, Shelby County7.927.730.194927637.21541223932
YearPopulation
April 2000 census143293
April 2000 Estimate143279
July 2000 Estimate144519
July 2001 Estimate149230
July 2002 Estimate153809
July 2003 Estimate159443
July 2004 Estimate165497
July 2005 Estimate171374
July 2006 Estimate178289
July 2007 Estimate182969
July 2008 Estimate187784
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school180615383344
Kindergarten129911312430
Elementary school8760782816588
High school386837607628
College or graduate school311642057321
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Shelby County, Alabama$55440$64105$27176
Alabama, United States$34135$41657$18189
United States$41994$50046$21587