Shelby County, Iowa
Shelby County, Iowa · ZIP 51446, 51447, 51454
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 11,821 (2024 estimate)Population
- 4,983Households
- $67,690Median household income
- $156,200Median home value
- 12Towns with a page
- 16ZIP codes
Shelby County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,173 |
| 2010 | 12,167 |
| 2020 | 11,746 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $67,690 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 3,776 units
- Renter occupied
- 1,207 units
- Vacancy rate
- 8.2%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.
5,049 employees in 384 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Shelby County | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,757 | 3,195,937 |
| Median household income | $67,690 | $73,147 |
| Median age | 45.1 | 38.6 |
| Median home value | $156,200 | $195,900 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 23.3% | 30.9% |
| Foreign-born residents | 1.2% | 5.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 75.8% | 71.5% |
| Mean commute to work | 18.3 minutes | 19.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Shelby County12 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan | City | 4,898 | 4.42 sq mi |
| Elk Horn | City | 631 | 0.73 sq mi |
| Earling | City | 394 | 0.63 sq mi |
| Irwin | City | 320 | 0.59 sq mi |
| Defiance | City | 248 | 0.37 sq mi |
| Panama | City | 234 | 0.29 sq mi |
| Portsmouth | City | 187 | 0.31 sq mi |
| Westphalia | City | 133 | 0.10 sq mi |
| Tennant | City | 83 | 0.72 sq mi |
| Kirkman | City | 60 | 0.26 sq mi |
| Corley | Census designated place | 7 | 0.06 sq mi |
| Jacksonville | Census designated place | 6 | 0.10 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 19 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Across Shelby County
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Audubon CountyPopulation 5,562 (2024 estimate)
- Carroll CountyPopulation 20,407 (2024 estimate)
- Cass CountyPopulation 13,024 (2024 estimate)
- Crawford CountyPopulation 16,378 (2024 estimate)
- Harrison CountyPopulation 14,626 (2024 estimate)
- Pottawattamie CountyPopulation 93,529 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.