Median Age in Shelby County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
44.3 years
Rank #867/3,222 · #15 in IA
73th
Shelby 44.3 years
IA 38.6 years +14.8%
US 38.9 years +13.9%
Median Age Trend
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Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's median age of 44.3 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 →| #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 |
About Median Age
Shelby County, Iowa has a median age of 44.3 years, ranking #867 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 13.9% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within Iowa, it ranks #15 of 99. This places it in the 73th 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.