Median Age in Shelby County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
40.3 years
Rank #2,015/3,222 · #47 in AL
37th
Shelby 40.3 years
AL 39.3 years +2.5%
US 38.9 years +3.6%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's median age of 40.3 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Shelby County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,012 | Chelan County, WA | 40.4 years |
| #2,013 | St. Croix County, WI | 40.4 years |
| #2,014 | Houston County, AL | 40.3 years |
| #2,015 | Shelby County, AL | 40.3 years |
| #2,016 | Lawrence County, AR | 40.3 years |
| #2,017 | Lincoln County, AR | 40.3 years |
| #2,018 | Irwin County, GA | 40.3 years |
About Median Age
Shelby County, Alabama has a median age of 40.3 years, ranking #2,015 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.6% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within Alabama, it ranks #47 of 67. This places it in the 37th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.