Shelbyville, Kentucky demographics

Shelbyville, KY demographics: median age 34.8; 26.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Shelbyville city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2170050. The survey estimates a population of 17,668 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Shelbyville is 34.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 6,672 households (±309). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.8 ±1.7	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	4,291 ±496	24.3% ±2.8 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	4,656 ±472	26.4% ±2.7 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	6,382 ±696	36.1% ±3.9 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	2,339 ±390	13.2% ±2.2 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	8,716 ±370	49.3% ±2.1 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	8,952 ±373	50.7% ±2.1 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	12,635 ±733	71.5% ±4.1 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,026 ±363	5.8% ±2.1 pp	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	125 ±162 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	139 ±136 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	950 ±534 · low precision	5.4% ±3.0 pp · low precision	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,793 ±645	15.8% ±3.7 pp	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,259 ±595	80.7% ±3.4 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,409 ±596	19.3% ±3.4 pp	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,672
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,283 ±367	49.2% ±5.0 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	587 ±232	8.8% ±3.5 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	720 ±166	10.8% ±2.4 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,675 ±289	25.1% ±4.2 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	407 ±181	6.1% ±2.7 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,672
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,456 ±305	36.8% ±4.2 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,216 ±434	63.2% ±5.8 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,672
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,675 ±289	25.1% ±4.2 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,193 ±402	32.9% ±5.8 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	948 ±212	14.2% ±3.1 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,176 ±320	17.6% ±4.7 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	455 ±187	6.8% ±2.8 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	162 ±87 · low precision	2.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	63 ±48 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	15,822 ±525	89.6% ±3.0 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,846 ±522	10.4% ±3.0 pp	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,243
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	13,427 ±614	82.7% ±3.5 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	2,465 ±636	15.2% ±3.9 pp	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	27 ±46 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	102 ±142 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	47 ±66 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	6 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	169 ±166 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,427
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,709 ±465	15.0% ±4.0 pp	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,815 ±474	33.4% ±4.0 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,791 ±291	15.7% ±2.5 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,057 ±258	9.3% ±2.2 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,038 ±383	17.8% ±3.3 pp	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,017 ±261	8.9% ±2.3 pp	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 17,495
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	15,655 ±500	89.5% ±2.8 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	670 ±311	3.8% ±1.8 pp	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	716 ±262	4.1% ±1.5 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	148 ±114 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	306 ±283 · low precision	1.7% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.1% of Shelbyville residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 94.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Shelbyville	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.1% ±2.2 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.8% ±2.5 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.6% ±2.9 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Shelbyville . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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