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Moving to Shelby, North Carolina

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Population: 19,477. Estimated population in July 2024: 21,263 (+9.2% change)
Males: 8,847 (45.4%), Females: 10,630 (54.6%)

Cleveland County

Zip codes: 28150, 28152.

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $29,345
Median house value: $79,300

Population by Race

Races in Shelby:

  • White Non-Hispanic (56.4%)
  • Black (41.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (12.9%), German (9.5%), English (6.8%), Irish (4.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Scottish (2.0%).

Elevation: 853 feet

Land area: 18.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Shelby

  • High school or higher: 73.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shelby city

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 50.2%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 11.4%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

2.6% Foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -360 (-1.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Shelby:

  • CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (201 GROVER ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Shelby:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shelby:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 33 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 43 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 55 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shelby:

  • SHELBY MUNI (about 6 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
  • WILSON’S (about 29 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)
  • GASTONIA MUNI (about 29 miles; GASTONIA, NC; Abbreviation: AKH)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Shelby:

  • CLEVELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,227; Location: 137 S POST RD; Public; Website: www.cleveland.cc.nc.us)
  • SHELBY AVIATION (Location: MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PO BOX 970; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shelby:

  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 25 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 36 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)

Schools

Public high schools in Shelby:

  • CREST SENIOR HIGH (Students: 1,558; Location: 800 OLD BOILING SPRINGS; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SHELBY HIGH (Students: 862; Location: 230 E DIXON BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Shelby:

  • TWELVE OAKS ACADEMY (Students: 12; Location: 701 WEST OAK STREET; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Shelby:

  • CREST MID SCH OF TECHNOLOGY (Students: 1,372; Location: 315 BEAVERDAM CHURCH ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • TOWNSHIP THREE ELEMENTARY (Students: 776; Location: 526 DAVIS ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SHELBY MIDDLE (Students: 753; Location: 400 W MARION STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ELIZABETH ELEMENTARY (Students: 692; Location: 220 S POST ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SPRINGMORE ELEMENTARY (Students: 688; Location: 616 MCBRAYER HOMESTEAD ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BOILING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (Students: 618; Location: 1522 PATRICK AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • UNION ELEMENTARY (Students: 583; Location: 1440 UNION CHURCH ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MARION ELEMENTARY (Students: 463; Location: 410 FOREST HILL DRIVE; Grades: 04 – 05)
  • WASHINGTON MATH AND SCIENCE (Students: 456; Location: 1907 STONY POINT ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 421; Location: 1166 WYKE ROAD; Grades: PK – 03)

Libraries

Library in Shelby:

  • CLEVELAND COUNTY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $955,727; Location: 104 HOWIE DRIVE; 132,847 books; 4,298 audio materials; 5,397 video materials; 219 serial subscriptions)

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