Shelby TownshipIN
1,873 people live in this town in Indiana.
Is Shelby Township a good place to live?
Shelby Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. 28% of residents are 65 or older in Shelby Township, against 18% in Indiana’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 95 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Shelby Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Shelby Township for work
Where Shelby Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Shelby Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Shelby Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Shelby Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shelby Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shelby Township.
Shelby Township is less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
15% of Shelby Township adults report frequent physical distress. Among adults locally, 42% have obesity and 27% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Shelby Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Shelby Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.6% | 15.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, fewer of Shelby Township’s working residents work locally
Since 2013, Shelby Township has added 21 jobs, to 109 in 2023. Among residents locally, 4.8% live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 20 miles away. The middle household income locally is $97,000.
| Shelby Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Shelby Township, the median age runs higher than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
People 65 and older are 28% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). A quarter of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Shelby Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.7 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Shelby Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
In Shelby Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Shelby Township, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Shelby Township break down as 50% from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes. The town has had 10 paid flood insurance claims since 1993. The risk rating from FEMA for Shelby Township comes to 45 of 100.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lucas Oil Stadium and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shelby Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
19 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
29 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
34 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
33 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Shelby Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Shelby Township
About 3 of every 100 Shelby Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Shelby Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Shelby Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,892 and it contained 771 housing units. Shelby Township was organized in 1882. This township was named for the county in which it is located.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 29 sq mi
- Elevation
- 758 ft
Shelby Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Shelby Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Addison Township | #290 | B | A− | — | B | C− |
| Hendricks Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
| Liberty Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Shelbyville | #318 | B | A− | B− | B+ | C− |
Shelby Township, Hendricks Township, Liberty Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Shelby Township, Addison Township, Hendricks Township, Liberty Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Shelby Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Shelby Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Shelby Township, IN a good place to live?
1,873 people live in this town in Indiana.
Is Shelby Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.