Median Age in Shelby County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Shelby County Compares
National Distribution
Where Shelby County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for median age.
■ Shelby County: 44.3 years
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #864 | Jasper County, IL | 44.3 years |
| #865 | Union County, IL | 44.3 years |
| #866 | White County, IL | 44.3 years |
| #867 | Shelby County, IA | 44.3 years |
| #868 | Faribault County, MN | 44.3 years |
| #869 | Freeborn County, MN | 44.3 years |
| #870 | Lake County, MT | 44.3 years |
Median Age in Shelby County, Iowa
Shelby County, Iowa has a median age of 44.3 years, which ranks #867 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 13.9% above the national value of 38.9 years.
Within Iowa, Shelby County ranks #15 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 73th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.