Shelby County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2011:25,772more
Census 2010:25,448more
Census 2000:25,224more
Population of the County Seat (Center)
Census 2010:5,193 
Census 2000:5,678 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN SHELBY COUNTY - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Shelby County:25,448more
Center city (part):5,193more
Huxley city:385more
Joaquin city:824more
Tenaha town:1,160more
Timpson city (part):1,155more
Balance of Shelby County:16,731more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:795.6more
Water Area:39.0more
Total Area:834.6more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:31.99more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:17.1%more
Race - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:80.0%more
Percent African American Alone:17.8%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:0.9%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.4%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.0%more
Percent Multi-Racial:0.9%more
Age - 2011 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:26.9%more
65 and Older:15.4%more
85 and Older:1.7%more
Median Age:37.3more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2010 (BEA):$27,960more
Total Personal Income - 2010 (BEA):$749,660,000more
Median Household Income - 2009 (Census Bureau):$34,490more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:21.9%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:33.1%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$31,478more
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$30,010 
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$29,425 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$28,012 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$27,610 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2011:7.9more
Unemployment Rate - 2010:7.7 
Unemployment Rate - 2009:7.2 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:4.8 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:4.3 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2009»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2010
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.564100more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$2,024,612,197more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$1,317,294,353more
Total Actual Levy:$7,430,857more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$N/Amore
CY 2010:$N/A 
CY 2009:$N/A 
CY 2008:$N/A 
CY 2007:$N/A 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$0more
County Roads, Maintenance:$3,116,039more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$0more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$0more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$0more
Right of Way Acquisition:$0more
Utility Construction:$0more
Other Road Expenditures:$0more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$3,116,039more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):699 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):56 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Centerline Miles:755more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):1,399 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):112 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Lane Miles:1,510more

Special Districts in Shelby County.
School Districts in Shelby County.
History of City Tax Rates in Shelby County.

Airports in Shelby County.
Hospitals in Shelby County.
Prisons in Shelby County.