Shelbyville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 6,686 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shelbyville is the 159th largest community in Michigan.

Shelbyville real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Shelbyville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Shelbyville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Shelbyville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.68% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Shelbyville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Shelbyville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Shelbyville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Shelbyville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.01% of adults 25 and older in Shelbyville have a college degree.

The per capita income in Shelbyville in 2022 was $37,361, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,444 for a family of four. However, Shelbyville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Shelbyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shelbyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Shelbyville include German, Dutch, English, Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Shelbyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.