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Shelby, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Shelby is a Census village of 684 people across 0.54 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $72,955, 85.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shelby
What Shelby is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.54 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,270 plus or minus 327
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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.
Shelby
How many people live in Shelby
- Population684 plus or minus 176
- Median age41.5 plus or minus 12.5
- Population under 18153 plus or minus 52
- Share under 1822.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over146 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over21.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households248 plus or minus 55
- Family households175 plus or minus 48
- Share of households that are families70.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelby
Income and work in Shelby
- Median household income$72,955
- Per capita income$35,866
- Civilian labor force390 plus or minus 106
- Employed382 plus or minus 103
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over461 plus or minus 114
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.8 percent plus or minus 31.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelby
Housing in Shelby
- Housing units268 plus or minus 57
- Occupied units248 plus or minus 55
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied212 plus or minus 50
- Renter occupied36 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate85.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$120,500 plus or minus $46,049
- Single family units237 plus or minus 55
- Share single family88.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more9.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1957
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 commute361 plus or minus 98
- Commuting under 15 minutes79 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more203 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.2 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Drove alone71.9 percent plus or minus 27.1
- Carpooled21.8 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelby
Flood risk in Shelby
- NFIP communityVillage of Shelby
- NFIP community number310516
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Shelby does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310516 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Polk County, not Shelby
Polk County context, not Shelby figures
- Establishments in Polk County134
- Covered employment, Polk County1,438
- Average annual pay, Polk County$47,530
- Housing units permitted, Polk County12
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shelby.
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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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, Nebraska?
684, in 248 households. Shelby village covers 0.54 square miles of land, which is 1,270 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?
Polk 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 Shelby?
$72,955. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $120,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Shelby in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Shelby appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Shelby, village of, community 310516, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Polk 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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