Shelby, Ohio Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 9,821. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,471 (-3.6% change)
Males: 4,689 (47.7%), Females: 5,132 (52.3%)
Richland County
Zip code: 44875
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $35,938
Median house value: $81,300
Population by Race
Races in Shelby:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (34.1%), Irish (14.4%), English (10.2%), United States (10.2%), Italian (3.0%), Dutch (3.0%).
Elevation: 1102 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Shelby
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Shelby city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 56.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 11.4%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +70 (+0.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Shelby:
- RICHLAND HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MANSFIELD, OH)
- MEDCENTRAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 13 miles; MANSFIELD, OH)
- SCCI HOSPITAL – MANSFIELD (about 13 miles; MANSFIELD, OH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shelby:
- MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 12 miles; MANSFIELD, OH; Abbreviation: MFD)
- LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 46 miles; LORAIN/ELYRIA, OH; Abbreviation: LPR)
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: OSU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shelby:
- SHELBY COMMUNITY (about 3 miles; SHELBY, OH; Abbreviation: 12G)
- GALION MUNI (about 11 miles; GALION, OH; Abbreviation: GQQ)
- WILLARD (about 11 miles; WILLARD, OH; Abbreviation: 8G1)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Shelby:
- PIONEER CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER A VOC SCH DIS (Full-time enrollment: 46; Location: 27 RYAN RD; Public; Website: www.ncocc-k12.org/pctc/)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shelby:
- ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; ASHLAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,404)
- OBERLIN COLLEGE (about 42 miles; OBERLIN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
- LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ELYRIA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,008)
- OTTERBEIN COLLEGE (about 57 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,226)
- DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,101)
- BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (about 65 miles; BEREA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,849)
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 66 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 42,666)
Schools
Public high school in Shelby:
- SHELBY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 768; Location: 109 W SMILEY AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Shelby:
- SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 403; Location: 16 PARK AVE; Grades: 05 – 09)
- AUBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 109 AUBURN AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
- RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 279; Location: 111 E WHITNEY AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 278; Location: 25 HIGH SCHOOL AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
- DOWDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 222; Location: 18 SENECA DR; Grades: KG – 06)
- PIONEER CAREER & TECHNOLOGY (Location: 27 RYAN RD; Grades: PK – 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Shelby:
- ST MARY SCHOOL (Students: 221; Location: 26 WEST ST; Grades: PK – 6)
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: 5754 STATE ROUTE 61 SOUTH; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Shelby:
- MARVIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $762,366; Location: 29 W. WHITNEY; 71,168 books; 1,618 audio materials; 2,401 video materials; 297 serial subscriptions)