Shelbyville, KY Housing Market & City Data

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16,585
Population Estimate
$178,423
Median Home Value
96.2%
Employment Rate
21.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$184
Median Listing Price$357,000
Median Days on Market44
Active Listings118
New Listings52
Total Listings (Active + Pending)168
Avg Listing Price$491,997
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.16
Family Dual Income58.1
Median Household Income$61,269
Median Individual Income$28,047
Home Ownership51.8%
Home Value$178,423
Median Rent$835
Rent Burden24.1%
Poverty12.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED19.7%
  • Highschool Education28.6%
  • Some College30.4%
  • Bachelors Degree11.6%
  • Graduate Degree9.7%
  • Total College or Above21.3%
  • Stem Degree35.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.0%
  • Female52.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married47.4%
  • Divorced16.7%
  • Never Married30.4%
  • Widowed5.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityShelbyville
State IDKY
Population16,585

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.8%
19–2913.3%
30–3914.9%
40–4914.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.6%
60–698.5%
70–794.0%
80+4.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation69.7%
Unemployment Rate3.8%
Disabled16.1%

ETHNICITY

White80.3%
Black12.7%
Asian1.5%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.7%
Multiple1.7%

OTHER

Hispanic16.3%
Limited English3.6%
Health Uninsured10.3%
Veteran6.4%

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