Median Age in Shelby County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
39.3 years
Rank #2,323/3,222 · #131 in TX
28th
Shelby 39.3 years
TX 35.6 years +10.4%
US 38.9 years +1.0%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's median age of 39.3 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 →| #2,320 | Hutchinson County, TX | 39.3 years |
| #2,321 | Jones County, TX | 39.3 years |
| #2,322 | Nolan County, TX | 39.3 years |
| #2,323 | Shelby County, TX | 39.3 years |
| #2,324 | Crawford County, AR | 39.2 years |
| #2,325 | Solano County, CA | 39.2 years |
| #2,326 | Logan County, CO | 39.2 years |
About Median Age
Shelby County, Texas has a median age of 39.3 years, ranking #2,323 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.0% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within Texas, it ranks #131 of 254. This places it in the 28th 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.