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North Carolina · Census place 61200

Shelby city, NC

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Shelby city has 21,868 residents, ranking #44 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $50,705, the median home is worth $185,400 and median gross rent runs $899 a month.

Population
21,868Shelby city residents
Median household income
$50,705Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$185,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$899Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
59.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Shelby city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Shelby city median would spend about 21.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.2% of residents and 59.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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