Shelby County Information
Shelby in
Alabama occupies
810 square miles and has a 2006 population of
178,182, a change from a 2000 population of
143,293 and
99,363 in 1990.
13.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
15% percent is 25-35, and
16.1% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
303 acts of violent crime reported in
Shelby in 2004, a change from
102 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,396 people:
2.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.4%.
Read more about
Shelby, Alabama in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Shelby | |
| State | Alabama | |
| Land Area | 810 sq. miles | Ranked 1,150 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 178,182 | Ranked 331 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 171,373 | |
| Population 2000 | 143,293 | Ranked 380 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 99,363 | Ranked 462 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 88.2% | |
| African American | 9.4% | |
| Asian American | 1.4% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 15% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.1% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.3% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 303 | 102 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 7 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 42 | |
| Robberies | 94 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 160 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,097 | 1,477 |
| Burglaries | 762 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,122 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 213 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 97,164 | 83,285 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,396 | 2,009 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.5% | 2.4% |
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