Shelby

Source:

Missouri

Shelby is a sparsely populated county in Missouri with 8 ZIP codes, 6,971 people, and one of the lowest household incomes among US counties among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Shelby, MO sits among US counties with one of the lowest household incomes among US counties, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

15th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
6,971
combined ZIP population
8
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,031
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Shelby lands in the national county income distribution as one of the lowest household incomes among US counties on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 29205, 8 ZIPs, combined population 6,971). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Lower household-income footing across 8 ZIPs (combined population 6,971). Cost-of-living reads should start from the densest ZIP rather than the county mean - sparse codes can dominate land area while a small urban ZIP carries most residents.

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8

Total ZIPs

6,971

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Shelby

Side-by-side: Compare 63468 vs 63437 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
63468 Shelbina 2,644 7
63437 Clarence 1,503 5
63469 Shelbyville 1,194 4
63434 Bethel 687 4
63443 Hunnewell 440 4
63451 Leonard 244 2
63450 Lentner 132 2
63439 Emden 127 2

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Shelby?

Shelby has a total population of 6,971 across 8 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Shelby?

Shelby includes 8 ZIP codes: 63468, 63437, 63469, 63434, 63443, 63451, 63450, 63439.

Shelby's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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