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Shelby, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shelby, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 386. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SHELBY-IN · Shelby, IN 1 ZIPs · 386 pop · #24073/25278 · Lake County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-UNK

  • INC-LOW $38,958
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24073/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gary
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 386
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Gary, IN (+ $794 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Shelby

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shelby on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Shelby, IN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
386
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$38,958
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($38,958 average) · poverty 26.7%. The primary code (46377) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.0%) for this income tier, rent - may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Indiana, New Trenton is the closest lower-income city and Mecca the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shelby.

Population concentration

Shelby reads through its lone ZIP, 46377

386 ACS residents, one ZIP: 46377 is not the leading code inside Shelby, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Shelby's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 27 employees , annual payroll $1,718k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46377 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Shelby, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Lake County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shelby. See the Lake County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Lake County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Shelby, Hammond, Crown Point and Merrillville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Dyer marks the far end of that range at $116,652, 199% above Shelby.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46377 386 $38,958 6 248
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Shelby roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Shelby, .