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| Shelby |
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| Population 2002: | 19,598 |
| Population 2000: | 19,477 |
| Elevation: | 853 feet |
| Area codes: | 704 |
| Population growth: | +121 (+0.62%) |
| Land area: | 18.1 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 2.6% (1.0% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.6% Europe) |
| County: | Cleveland |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (27.3%), Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Retail trade (12.7%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 56.4% |
| Black: | 41.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1.6% |
| Two or more races: | 0.8% |
| Other race: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 50.2% |
| Never married: | 24.5% |
| Widowed: | 11.4% |
| Divorced: | 9.3% |
| Separated: | 4.6% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $79,300 |
| Household income: | $29,345 |
| Resident age: | 38.9 years |
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| Shelby Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Median age: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 73.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 18.0% |
| Unemployed: | 8.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.1% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 733.6 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 424 (2106.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 124 (615.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 88 (437.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 65 (322.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 20 (99.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 4 (19.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,120 (5563.3 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 12.9% |
| German: | 9.5% |
| English: | 6.8% |
| Irish: | 4.3% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 3.1% |
| Scottish: | 2.0% |