Shelby County is located in the East Texas Region of Texas. The County Seat is Center and the largest city is Center. The 2014 population estimate is 25,515 and the 2010 census population was 25,448. The land area is 795.58 square miles and there are 32 persons per square mile.
79.6% of the population is White, 17.6% is Black or African American, 17.6% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% is Asian, 0.9% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.2% is two or more races. 77.5% have a high school degree or higher, and 13.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $72,000, there are 9,781 households, an average of 2.59 persons per household. The per capita income is $21,126, the median household income is $37,081, and 22.1% of the persons in Shelby County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,960. Retail sales (in $1000) were $246,528, and sales per capita were $9,345. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 25.6%.
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| Property | CAD Shelby County Appraisal District personal and real property records. Address: 724 Shelbyville St., Center, TX 75935-3736. Phone: 936-598-6171. |
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