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Below is information on the population, racial profile, house hold count, and sex/age profiles for the city of Shelby. These results are gathered once every 10 years and may not be 100% accurate or up to date.
The population for Shelby, North Carolina is approximatly 19477.
Racial profile for Shelby:
| White : | 11079 |
| Black : | 7980 |
| Native American : | 17 |
| Asian : | 109 |
| Pacific Islander : | 3 |
| Other : | 141 |
| * results may not accumulate to total population due to mixed race individuals | |
Population by age for males in Shelby, North Carolina :
| 18 - 19 : | 205 |
| 20 : | 101 |
| 21 : | 97 |
| 22 - 24 : | 279 |
| 25 - 29 : | 529 |
| 30 - 34 : | 578 |
| 35 - 39 : | 609 |
| 40 - 44 : | 661 |
| 45 - 49 : | 618 |
| 50 - 54 : | 549 |
| 55 - 59 : | 403 |
| 60 - 61 : | 128 |
| 62 - 64 : | 208 |
| 65 - 66 : | 141 |
| 67 - 69 : | 210 |
| 70 - 74 : | 345 |
| 75 - 79 : | 304 |
| 80 - 84 : | 198 |
| 85+ : | 130 |
Population by age for females in Shelby, North Carolina :
| 18 - 19 : | 236 |
| 20 : | 100 |
| 21 : | 116 |
| 22 - 24 : | 353 |
| 25 - 29 : | 609 |
| 30 - 34 : | 626 |
| 35 - 39 : | 705 |
| 40 - 44 : | 711 |
| 45 - 49 : | 686 |
| 50 - 54 : | 608 |
| 55 - 59 : | 537 |
| 60 - 61 : | 206 |
| 62 - 64 : | 306 |
| 65 - 66 : | 207 |
| 67 - 69 : | 311 |
| 70 - 74 : | 550 |
| 75 - 79 : | 530 |
| 80 - 84 : | 443 |
| 85+ : | 467 |
The total amount of households in Shelby, North Carolina is 7927. With 18779 people of the population in these households. The average household size is 2.37.
15298 people in Shelby, North Carolina are part of a family. The average family size in Shelby is 2.97 people.
There are 2148 married families in Shelby, North Carolina.
Number of married families by number of members in the family :
| 0 - 2 : | 293 | 3 - 4 : | 216 | 5 : | 123 | 6 - 11 : | 752 | 12 - 17 : | 764 |