What is the median household income in the Town of Shelby, NY?

Name: Income and affordability in the Town of Shelby, NY, 2020–2024
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The median household income in the Town of Shelby, NY is $65,655 (±$13,826) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $788 a month would take about $31,500 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In the Town of Shelby, the median household income went from $49,155 in 2015–2019 to $65,655 in 2020–2024 (+33.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $65,655 (±$13,826)
Median renter income: $39,408 (±$17,883)
Income to afford median rent: about $31,500

Income in the Town of Shelby against Orleans County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Shelby	Orleans County	New York	United States
Median household income	$65,655 (±$13,826)	$65,969 (±$3,199)	$85,974 (±$402)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$39,408 (±$17,883)	$38,613 (±$3,748)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,073 (±$16,632)	$79,035 (±$4,044)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$788 (±$214)	$874 (±$35)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Shelby, median household income is not measurably different from Orleans County ($65,969).

It is also lower than in New York ($85,974).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Orleans County, the Town of Shelby ranks 6 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 727 of 999.

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

How much you need to earn to rent in the Town of Shelby

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $788 a month ($9,456 a year) needs an income of about $31,500 a year.

The median renting household in the Town of Shelby earns $39,408 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$49,155 (±$3,782)	$65,655 (±$13,826)	+33.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median gross rent	$809 (±$139)	$788 (±$214)	−2.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$85,000 (±$4,476)	$136,000 (±$29,314)	+60.0%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near the Town of Shelby

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Shelby
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Town of Shelby	—	$65,655 (±$13,826)	—
Village of Medina	3.2 mi	$59,231 (±$15,006)	Not measurably different
Village of Middleport	5.2 mi	$67,375 (±$12,789)	Not measurably different
Town of Alabama	5.8 mi	$81,833 (±$10,696)	Not measurably different
Town of Ridgeway	6.2 mi	$69,516 (±$8,171)	Not measurably different
Tonawanda Reservation (Genesee County)	7.8 mi	$44,545 (±$22,703)	Not measurably different
Town of Oakfield	8.3 mi	$67,067 (±$13,279)	Not measurably different
Town of Royalton	8.6 mi	$92,373 (±$11,657)	Higher
Town of Barre	8.8 mi	$73,906 (±$13,885)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Royalton, NY ($92,373).

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

Median household income across Orleans County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Town of Kendall	$87,734 (±$13,610)
2	Town of Yates	$87,337 (±$17,234)
3	Town of Carlton	$81,678 (±$11,721)
4	Town of Barre	$73,906 (±$13,885)
5	Town of Ridgeway	$69,516 (±$8,171)
6	Town of Shelby	$65,655 (±$13,826)
7	Town of Murray	$65,077 (±$5,484)
8	Town of Clarendon	$57,604 (±$27,916)
9	Town of Gaines	$56,582 (±$8,297)
10	Town of Albion (Orleans County)	$49,779 (±$27,425)

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Shelby include them.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Shelby

What is the median household income in the Town of Shelby?

The median household income in the Town of Shelby is $65,655 (±$13,826) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in the Town of Shelby?

About $31,500 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $788 a month.

Have incomes in the Town of Shelby kept up with inflation?

In the Town of Shelby, the median household income went from $49,155 in 2015–2019 to $65,655 in 2020–2024 (+33.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

What do renters earn in the Town of Shelby?

The median renting household in the Town of Shelby, NY earns $39,408 (±$17,883) a year.

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 Shelby town, Orleans County, New York (county subdivision:66751, in state:36 county:073).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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