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Shelbyville, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Shelbyville is a Census city of 4,351 people across 4.15 square miles of land, in Shelby County. Median household income is $52,470, 59.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shelbyville
What Shelbyville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.15 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,049
- County holding the largest share of its areaShelby County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelbyville
How many people live in Shelbyville
- Population4,351
- Median age39.9
- Population under 18946 plus or minus 229
- Share under 1821.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over971 plus or minus 224
- Share 65 and over22.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households1,979
- Family households1,089
- Share of households that are families55.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelbyville
Income and work in Shelbyville
- Median household income$52,470 plus or minus $15,406
- Per capita income$29,508
- Civilian labor force2,347
- Employed2,272
- Unemployed75 plus or minus 70
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over3,053
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelbyville
Housing in Shelbyville
- Housing units2,290
- Occupied units1,979
- Vacant units311 plus or minus 164
- Vacancy rate13.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied1,170
- Renter occupied809 plus or minus 190
- Ownership rate59.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$767
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units1,861
- Share single family81.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more376 plus or minus 187
- Share in buildings of two or more16.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes53 plus or minus 50
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelbyville
How Shelbyville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,149
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,796 plus or minus 381
- Share commuting under 15 minutes83.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more292 plus or minus 139
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Drove alone87.8 percent
- Carpooled1.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home3.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelbyville
SBA loans in Shelbyville (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,087,500
- Average approval$695,833
- Median approval$577,500
- Largest approval$950,000
- Jobs supported27
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises66.7 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shelbyville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shelbyville
SBA loans in Shelbyville (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,202,000
- Average approval$601,000
- Median approval$601,000
- Largest approval$1,090,000
- Jobs supported38
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shelbyville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shelby County, not Shelbyville
Shelby County context, not Shelbyville figures
- Establishments in Shelby County422
- Covered employment, Shelby County4,848
- Average annual pay, Shelby County$48,311
- Housing units permitted, Shelby County9
Every figure in this section is published for Shelby County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shelbyville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shelbyville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shelbyville, Illinois?
4,351, in 1,979 households. Shelbyville city covers 4.15 square miles of land, which is 1,049 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shelbyville in?
Shelby County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Shelbyville?
$52,470. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,400. Median gross rent is $767 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Shelbyville businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $577,500, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shelbyville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Shelbyville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Shelbyville. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Shelbyville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shelby County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shelbyville.
Is zoning published for Shelbyville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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