Shelby is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,176 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shelby is the 356th largest community in Michigan.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Shelby is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.23% of the Shelby workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Shelby is a village of transportation and shipping workers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shelby who work in office and administrative support (9.89%), management occupations (8.29%), and farm management occupations (7.84%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Shelby spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.98 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small village, Shelby does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Shelby with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.14% of adults in Shelby have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Shelby in 2022 was $22,673, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,692 for a family of four. However, Shelby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Shelby is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Shelby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Shelby, accounting for 51.63% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Shelby residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shelby include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Swedish. In addition, Shelby has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.48%). The most common language spoken in Shelby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
