2020 census As of the
2020 census, Shelbyville had a population of 20,067. The median age was 37.5 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.8 males age 18 and over. There were 8,122 households in Shelbyville, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.1% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 19,191 people, 7,682 households, and 4,848 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 8,658 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.9%
White, 1.9%
African American, 0.2%
Native American, 1.0%
Asian, 3.2% from
other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 7.1% of the population. There were 7,682 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.9% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the city was 35.9 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.
2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 17,951 people, 7,307 households, and 4,654 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 7,930 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.28%
White, 1.58%
African American, 0.15%
Native American, 1.16%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.90% from
other races, and 0.91% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population. There were 7,307 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,824, and the median income for a family was $46,379. Males had a median income of $34,550 versus $24,331 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,670. About 6.1% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Arts and culture==