How many renters in Shelbyville, IN pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

40.4% (±7.0 points) of renting households in Shelbyville, IN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
40.4% (±7.0 points)
Paying 35% or more
37.4% (±6.8 points)
Median share of income
24.3% (±1.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Shelbyville

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentShelbyvilleShelby CountyIndianaUnited States
Less than 15%10.7% (±3.4 points)13.7%14.1%12.6%
15% to 19.9%20.0% (±5.2 points)17.4%13.6%12.2%
20% to 24.9%22.4% (±6.6 points)20.9%12.9%12.6%
25% to 29.9%6.4% (±3.3 points)7.6%11.4%11.5%
30% to 34.9%3.0% (±1.7 points)4.5%9.2%9.2%
35% or more37.4% (±6.8 points)36.0%38.9%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Shelbyville against Shelby County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ShelbyvilleShelby CountyIndianaUnited States
Paying 30% or more40.4% (±7.0 points)40.5% (±6.2 points)48.1% (±0.6 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more37.4% (±6.8 points)36.0% (±5.8 points)38.9% (±0.5 points)41.9%
Median share of income24.3% (±1.4 points)24.5% (±1.4 points)29.1% (±0.3 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$45,771 (±$7,030)$44,824 (±$5,769)$42,811 (±$480)$52,966
Median gross rent$995 (±$44)$987 (±$39)$1,062 (±$5)$1,413

In Shelbyville, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Shelby County (40.5%).

It is also lower than in Indiana (48.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Shelby County, Shelbyville ranks 8 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 746 of 1,492.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Shelbyville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shelbyville
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Shelbyville—40.4% (±7.0 points)—
Addison Township1.4 mi41.0% (±7.1 points)Not measurably different
Brandywine Township (Shelby County)3.9 mi65.9% (±43.6 points)Not measurably different
Marion Township (Shelby County)4.4 mi26.5% (±30.3 points)Not measurably different
Fairland5.2 mi88.6% (±29.9 points)Higher
Shelby Township (Shelby County)5.4 mi15.4% (±51.7 points)Not measurably different
Union Township (Shelby County)6.3 mi83.0% (±61.7 points)Not measurably different
Hendricks Township7.3 mi74.5% (±67.8 points)Not measurably different
Liberty Township (Shelby County)8.0 mi0.0% (±141.4 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fairland, IN (88.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Shelby County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
2Union Township (Shelby County)83.0% (±61.7 points)
3Hendricks Township74.5% (±67.8 points)
4Brandywine Township (Shelby County)65.9% (±43.6 points)
5Hanover Township (Shelby County)61.4% (±21.9 points)
6Morristown53.7% (±23.2 points)
7Addison Township41.0% (±7.1 points)
8Shelbyville40.4% (±7.0 points)
9Jackson Township (Shelby County)35.8% (±31.6 points)
10Marion Township (Shelby County)26.5% (±30.3 points)
11Noble Township (Shelby County)25.0% (±36.0 points)
12Moral Township23.5% (±39.3 points)
13Van Buren Township (Shelby County)15.8% (±42.4 points)
14Shelby Township (Shelby County)15.4% (±51.7 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Shelby County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Shelbyville

Are renters in Shelbyville rent-burdened?

40.4% of renting households in Shelbyville pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Shelbyville spend on rent?

The median renting household in Shelbyville, IN spends 24.3% (±1.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Shelbyville city, Indiana (place:69318, in state:18).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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