Shelburn, IN Demographics

Population 2,407 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Shelburn

Household size in Shelburn

Household size, people per household
PeriodShelburnIndianaU.S.
2006–102.622.572.68
2010–142.752.592.73
2015–192.582.572.71
2020–242.172.542.65
Change−0.46−0.03−0.03
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Households in Shelburn are small: just 2.17 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.62, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Shelburn

Median age, years
PeriodShelburnIndianaU.S.
2006–1036.737.537.7
2010–1437.138.438.6
2015–1939.539.139.6
2020–2444.839.340.1
Change+8.1+1.7+2.3
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With a median age of 44.8, Shelburn is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Shelburn

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodShelburnIndianaU.S.
2006–109.5%11.8%12.3%
2010–1412.1%12.0%12.3%
2015–1916.6%11.6%11.6%
2020–248.8%11.7%11.6%
Change−0.7 pts−0.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are less common in Shelburn than nationally: 8.8%, against 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Shelburn

Renters in Shelburn

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodShelburnIndianaU.S.
2006–1022.7%28.5%33.3%
2010–1425.6%30.5%35.6%
2015–1922.1%30.9%36.0%
2020–2431.4%29.4%34.8%
Change+8.6 pts+1.0 pts+1.5 pts
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Most households in Shelburn own their homes; 31.4% rent, a little below the national share of 34.8%. Indiana as a whole looks much the same. Among homeowners, 43.1% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Shelburn

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodShelburnIndianaU.S.
2006–106.5%11.2%11.4%
2010–1412.0%11.2%11.4%
2015–1911.1%10.9%11.1%
2020–246.5%9.3%9.6%
Change−0.1 pts−2.0 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is on the low side in Shelburn: 6.5% of homes sit empty, against 9.6% nationally, which points to steady demand for housing.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Shelburn

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodShelburnIndianaU.S.
2006–10197219721974
2010–14197119731975
2015–19197619741977
2020–24198019771980
Change+9+5+6
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Homes in Shelburn are the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1980.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Shelburn

Rent, per month
PeriodShelburnIndianaU.S.
2006–10$623$763$965
2010–14$661$819$1,040
2015–19$679$903$1,213
2020–24$894$1,146$1,571
Change+$271+$384+$606
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Rent in Shelburn runs $894 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 24.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Shelburn

Bachelor's degrees in Shelburn

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodShelburnIndianaU.S.
2006–1011.8%23.8%28.4%
2010–149.5%24.6%29.6%
2015–1911.7%27.1%32.1%
2020–2415.0%30.0%35.6%
Change+3.2 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Shelburn have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 15.0%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Shelburn

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodShelburnIndianaU.S.
2006–1086.4%86.5%84.9%
2010–1483.0%87.7%86.1%
2015–1988.2%88.7%87.7%
2020–2481.2%89.9%89.3%
Change−5.3 pts+3.4 pts+4.3 pts
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Nearly one in five adults in Shelburn never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Shelburn

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodShelburnIndianaU.S.
2006–106.5%8.4%8.1%
2010–1412.4%8.9%9.4%
2015–195.4%4.9%5.6%
2020–245.4%4.3%5.4%
Change−1.1 pts−4.1 pts−2.7 pts
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At 5.4%, unemployment in Shelburn is the same as the national rate. The rate is higher than in Indiana overall (4.3%). Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Shelburn compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Shelburn2.1744.88.8%31.4%6.5%1980$89415.0%81.2%5.4%
Jackson Hill2.2346.85.5%22.6%8.0%1981$76214.2%87.3%6.8%
Wilfred2.0756.41.1%9.3%2.5%1978$1,5889.4%77.6%0.0%
Farmersburg2.2247.311.7%24.0%3.4%1969$91615.5%82.3%5.7%
Hymera2.4243.37.6%27.7%7.9%1978$91212.2%82.5%4.3%
Scott City2.4348.111.0%17.0%6.7%1982$1,18113.3%91.6%4.4%
Sullivan2.4840.812.5%26.6%13.9%1968$90917.2%95.2%3.4%
Graysville2.5046.46.5%15.8%9.6%1978$1,14926.6%92.5%1.5%
Prairie Creek2.5442.314.5%16.3%9.4%1977$94222.5%98.5%5.6%
Fairbanks2.5149.214.4%17.1%8.9%1977$1,25617.6%95.5%2.2%
Gilmour2.2441.611.1%16.7%9.8%1979$73715.0%92.4%5.0%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Shelburn. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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