Shelbyville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 6,723 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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Shelbyville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.51% of the Shelbyville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Shelbyville is a town of managers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shelbyville who work in management occupations (15.10%), sales jobs (8.02%), and office and administrative support (6.45%). 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 9.06% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Shelbyville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Shelbyville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Shelbyville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Shelbyville may be for you. 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 percentage of adults in Shelbyville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.75% of adults in Shelbyville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Shelbyville in 2022 was $40,631, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,524 for a family of four. However, Shelbyville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Shelbyville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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, English, Dutch, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Shelbyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
