Orleans County > Shelby (town)
Population trend for Shelby
07,0001990: 5,5095,50919902000: 5,4205,42020002010: 5,3195,31920102020: 4,9074,90720202023: 4,8544,8542023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Shelby is a town in Orleans County, in the Finger Lakes region.

2023 Median income for Orleans County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Orleans County home price index (FHFA)
1985–2024: Home prices rose about 290%.

235 147 60 1985 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Shelby
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Shelby
Married-couple families: 969 (77.0%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 53 (4.2%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 236 (18.8%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 566 (77.7%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 162 (22.3%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Shelby

Pct 5 and under 10% Pct 6 to 17 9% Pct 18 to 64 13% Pct 65 and over 6%

The overall poverty rate in Shelby is 12 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 18 to 64.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Shelby lived in the prior year

Same house: 4,252 (87.8%) Same county (different house): 181 (3.7%) Different NY county: 400 (8.3%) 4,841 current residents Same house: 4,252 (87.8%) Same house Different NY county: 400 (8.3%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 181 (3.7%) Same county (different house) Different state: 8 (0.2%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Shelby residents
36.1 43.7 38 42.1 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau