Shelby

County in Iowa

County

The population development of Shelby.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Shelby	County	13,230	13,173	12,167	11,749	11,821	→
Iowa	State	2,776,755	2,926,324	3,046,355	3,190,546	3,241,488

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Shelby.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Defiance	City	Shelby	313	350	284	250	248	→
Earling	City	Shelby	467	463	441	396	394	→
Elk Horn	City	Shelby	672	649	659	601	631	→
Harlan	City	Shelby	5,212	5,295	5,082	4,888	4,898	→
Irwin	City	Shelby	394	372	341	321	320	→
Kirkman	City	Shelby	98	76	64	58	60	→
Panama	City	Shelby	201	208	221	234	234	→
Portsmouth	City	Shelby	213	230	195	187	187	→
Shelby	City	Shelby / Pottawattamie	635	696	640	725	730	→
Tennant	City	Shelby	78	79	68	79	83	→
Westphalia	City	Shelby	140	160	127	131	133	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	5,848
Females	5,898

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	2,638
18-64 years	6,363
65+ years	2,745

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	851
70-79 years	1,071
60-69 years	1,813
50-59 years	1,689
40-49 years	1,200
30-39 years	1,200
20-29 years	1,052
10-19 years	1,538
0-9 years	1,332

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	7,033
Urban	4,713

»Race« (C 2020)
White	10,990
Black/African American	53
Indigenous	55
Asian	49
Pacific Islander	4
Some other	185
2 or more	410

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	412
Other	11,334