Shelby.
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North Carolina·Cleveland County
9 tracts·20K people·$197K median·889/mi²
White 54 · Black 31 · Multiracial 8 · Hispanic 5 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 40 · Married couple 34 · Other 26
Health 34 · Retail 20 · Professional 13 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 10 · Manufacturing 9 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 22 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 7 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Shelby is $197,200 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Shelby has 22,100 residents across 5 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.3; the population is 53.7% White, 31.2% Black, 8.5% Multiracial, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.6% (Census ACS).
Jefferson Elementary (64%), Elizabeth Elementary (48%) and James Love Elementary (40%) lead the elementary schools; Shelby Middle is the middle school with reported scores (47%); Cleveland ECHS (87%), Shelby High (31%) and Turning Point Academy (20%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $945/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Shelby is $48,376 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Shelby, median rent is $945/month and the median home value is $197,200 (Census ACS).
Shelby reported 9.6 violent crimes and 26.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Shelby are ice storm (95), lightning (85) and strong wind (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Shelby, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).