Shelby County, IA

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US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

45.5

0.442% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

8.79%

8.34% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$70,295

13% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Shelby County, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.55%), White (Hispanic) (1.6%), Other (Hispanic) (1.09%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.92%).

None of the households in Shelby County, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Shelby County, IA are U.S. citizens.

Shelby County, IA borders Audubon County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Harrison County, IA, and Pottawattamie County, IA.

United States Iowa

Economy

The economy of Shelby County, IA employs 5.96k people. The largest industries in Shelby County, IA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

5.96k

2022 Value

± 436

−3.1%

1 Year decline

± 11.7%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shelby County, IA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shelby County, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.96k

2022 Value

± 436

−3.1%

1 Year decline

± 11.7%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shelby County, IA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shelby County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Shelby County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($66,932), Wholesale Trade ($65,909), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,154).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,852), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,083), and Public Administration ($46,100).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

30
Other Services (except Public Administration)
28
Finance and Insurance
27
Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Shelby County, IA went to Donald J. Trump with 69.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (28.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.22%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (69.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (28.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.22%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Shelby County, IA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Shelby County, IA is $70,295. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Shelby County, IA was Census Tract 9601 with a value of $84,219, followed by Census Tract 9603 and Census Tract 9602, with respective values of $74,479 and $65,441.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 9601
Census Tract 9603
Census Tract 9602

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Shelby County, IA was Census Tract 9601 with a value of $84,219, followed by Census Tract 9603 and Census Tract 9602, with respective values of $74,479 and $65,441.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Shelby County, IA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,295

Median Household Income

± $10,749

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Shelby County, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Shelby County, IA is from Shelby County, IA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Shelby County, IA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shelby County, IA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Shelby County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Shelby County, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Shelby County, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Shelby County, IA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.79% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shelby County, IA (1.01k out of 11.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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Health

95.6% of the population of Shelby County, IA has health coverage, with 44.3% on employee plans, 15.1% on Medicaid, 18.1% on Medicare, 16.7% on non-group plans, and 1.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Shelby County, IA see 1905 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.21% decrease from the previous year (1909 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 785 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,905 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Shelby County, IA

Primary care physicians in Shelby County, IA see an average of 1,905 patients per year. This represents a 0.21% decrease from the previous year (1,909 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Shelby County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.43%

Uninsured

44.3%

Employer Coverage

15.1%

Medicaid

18.1%

Medicare

16.7%

Non-Group

1.38%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Shelby County, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.