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Shelby, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Shelby is a Census city of 752 people across 2.07 square miles of land, lying across Pottawattamie County and Shelby County. Median household income is $63,654, 62.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shelby
What Shelby is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.07 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land364 plus or minus 86
- County holding the largest share of its areaPottawattamie County, 51.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inPottawattamie County 51.9 percent, Shelby County 48.1 percent
Shelby crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelby
How many people live in Shelby
- Population752 plus or minus 178
- Median age36.1
- Population under 18150 plus or minus 45
- Share under 1819.9 percent
- Population 65 and over124 plus or minus 45
- Share 65 and over16.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households352 plus or minus 75
- Family households207 plus or minus 61
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent plus or minus 12.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelby
Income and work in Shelby
- Median household income$63,654 plus or minus $14,212
- Per capita income$36,393
- Civilian labor force422 plus or minus 112
- Employed396 plus or minus 113
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over497 plus or minus 115
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.9 percent plus or minus 27.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelby
Housing in Shelby
- Housing units408
- Occupied units352 plus or minus 75
- Vacant units56 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate13.7 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied221 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied131 plus or minus 48
- Ownership rate62.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$162,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$840
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Single family units315 plus or minus 68
- Share single family77.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more88 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more21.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelby
How Shelby gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute367 plus or minus 109
- Commuting under 15 minutes136 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.1 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more208 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.7 percent
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelby
SBA loans in Shelby (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$650,000
- Average approval$325,000
- Median approval$325,000
- Largest approval$507,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shelby, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Pottawattamie County, not Shelby
Pottawattamie County context, not Shelby figures
- Establishments in Pottawattamie County1,920
- Covered employment, Pottawattamie County41,403
- Average annual pay, Pottawattamie County$56,397
- Housing units permitted, Pottawattamie County681
Every figure in this section is published for Pottawattamie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shelby.
All Pottawattamie County figures →
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Shelby questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shelby, Iowa?
752, in 352 households. Shelby city covers 2.07 square miles of land, which is 364 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shelby in?
Shelby lies in more than one. By area it is 51.9 percent in Pottawattamie County, 48.1 percent in Shelby County. This page sits under Pottawattamie County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Shelby?
$63,654. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $162,500. Median gross rent is $840 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Shelby figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pottawattamie 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 Shelby.
Is zoning published for Shelby?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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