Shelby, Nebraska Population & Demographics

Statistic	Shelby	Nebraska	National
Population	714	1,934,408	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	1,270	25	91
Median age	40.0	36.2	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.8:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	70%	59%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	54%	45%	43%
Speak English	81%	89%	79%
Speak Spanish	18%	7%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Shelby is 4979% higher than Nebraska
The median age in Shelby is 10% higher than Nebraska
In Shelby 96.78% of the population is White
In Shelby 0.00% of the population is Black
In Shelby 0.00% of the population is Asian

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Shelby racial demographics

Race	Shelby	Nebraska	National
White	96.78%	88.01%	73.35%
Black	0.00%	4.70%	12.63%
Asian	0.00%	2.12%	5.22%
American Indian	0.14%	0.84%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.07%	0.18%
Mixed race	2.66%	2.32%	3.06%
Other race	0.42%	1.95%	4.75%

In Shelby, 23.5% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The Shelby, NE demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).