County profile
Shelby County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#292 of 3,127 US counties by GDP41st-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$17.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
87,718
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,610
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
238,552
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$98.0k±$3.2k
Bachelor's degree+
46.8%±1.2%
Poverty rate
7.2%±0.7%
Business applications
3,468 · 2025
Retail establishments
709
30.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade21%
Finance & insurance18%
Food & accommodation17%
Health care16%
Admin & support14%
Construction14%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
238,552
residents · 2025 · +6.5% since 2020
Income per capita $74.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+9,527
International migration+2,858
Natural change+2,371
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$12.8B2019
$13.1B2020
$14.4B2021
$16.0B2022
$16.7B2023
$17.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$326.1k±$5.8k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$38/mo
Vacancy rate
5.6%±0.6%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$345.5M
1,308 units · 5.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 98Landslide 93Lightning 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3442016
3532017
3742018
3902019
4092020
4522021
5312022
5702023
5842024
6072025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 13% since 20211,1542021
9232022
9172023
9902024
1,3082025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.7 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
7.8 km
CSXT
Nearest port
52.9 km
ERGON PORT BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
34.4 km
BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$64.8k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Shelby?
Shelby's economy produced $17.3B in 2024, growing 3.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.