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Shelby County

Shelby County has 230,211 residents across 16 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $97,961, 53% above the Alabama figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $326,100, and 47% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
230,211residentsACS 2020–2024
$97,961median household incomeAlabama: $64K
$326,100median home valueowner-occupied homes
95%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Shelby County in AlabamaZIP codes in Shelby County highlighted; the rest of Alabama in grey
Map of Alabama with Shelby County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 16 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
3500728,586$89K$246K84%39%95%31 min
3504019,304$85K$232K79%35%94%36 min
3504315,837$121K$366K91%47%97%35 min
350519,818$80K$250K79%18%87%38 min
350782,170$75K$216K83%21%89%41 min
3508020,251$118K$313K91%51%97%34 min
351147,922$98K$310K92%42%95%34 min
3511517,610$57K$179K72%22%89%32 min
3512425,238$100K$308K84%49%96%30 min
351433,146$73K$220K84%29%81%30 min
351476,897$92K$317K91%37%97%34 min
35176704$49K$95K69%6%72%32 min
351783,078$55K$149K86%15%79%35 min
351865,191$103K$304K83%25%91%40 min
3524257,374$117K$478K73%66%96%28 min
3524438,217$113K$412K70%62%97%27 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

230,211 residents in 86,866 households, next to the Alabama figure.

23%
under 18
21%
aged 18–34
17%
aged 65 and over
24%
of households are people living alone
60%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

91,995 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $326,100 (±$5,771).

81%
of households own their home
77%
of homes are detached single-family houses
9%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
7%
are mobile homes
6%
of housing units are vacant
$1,401
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%
2010–201914%
2000–200927%
1990–199923%
1980–198917%
1970–19799%
1960–19693%
1950–19592%
1940–19491%
1939 or earlier1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,160.

$97,961
median household income
7.2%
of people live below the poverty line
2.9%
unemployment rate
47%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

32 min
average commute to work
20%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
82%
of workers drive or carpool
0%
take public transportation
1%
walk or bike
17%
work from home
3%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

95%
of households have a broadband subscription
4%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Shelby County, Alabama, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Skate spot above 280
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Skate spot above 280
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An aisle divided. Walmart on 280.
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An aisle divided. Walmart on 280.
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