County profile
Shelby County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#1289 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 31% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
7,070
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
531
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
24,286
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.7%
Median HH income
$49.8k±$6.1k
Bachelor's degree+
15.1%±2.3%
Poverty rate
20.6%±3.5%
Business applications
299 · 2025
Retail establishments
79
32.5/10k 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
Manufacturing44%
Retail trade19%
Construction11%
Food & accommodation10%
Mining & energy8%
Health care8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
24,286
residents · 2025 · +1.0% since 2020
Income per capita $70.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+179
International migration+19
Natural change+44
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.1B2019
$1.0B2020
$1.5B2021
$2.1B2022
$1.8B2023
$2.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$101.5k±$16.7k
Median gross rent
$781/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
19.1%±2.8%
Affordability
2.1× wages
Residential permits
$725.0k
4 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
55.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 93Hurricane 83Ice storm 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1792016
2242017
1872018
1902019
1962020
2182021
2652022
2772023
2692024
3072025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 300% since 202112021
12022
32023
42024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
62.1 km
I-49
Nearest freight rail
1.9 km
BNSF
Nearest port
79.3 km
HANNA DOCK RED RIVER PORT
Nearest commercial airport
78.7 km
SHREVEPORT RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.1k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Shelby?
Shelby's economy produced $2.0B in 2024, growing 8.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.