Shelby

County in Kentucky

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	24,824	33,337	42,074	48,108	50,124	→
Kentucky	State	3,685,296	4,041,769	4,339,367	4,506,302	4,588,372

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
Pleasureville	City	Henry / Shelby	757	891	825	777	799	→
Shelbyville	City	Shelby	7,220	9,823	14,193	17,292	18,048	→
Simpsonville	City	Shelby	1,005	1,321	2,487	2,983	3,119	→

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	23,334
Females	24,731

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	11,704
18-64 years	28,466
65+ years	7,895

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,445
70-79 years	3,733
60-69 years	5,797
50-59 years	6,619
40-49 years	6,044
30-39 years	6,169
20-29 years	5,416
10-19 years	6,626
0-9 years	6,216

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	24,880
Urban	23,185

»Race« (C 2020)
White	38,653
Black/African American	2,755
Indigenous	257
Asian	369
Pacific Islander	33
Some other	2,432
2 or more	3,566

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	5,295
Other	42,770