County and Regional Demographics

Education

• 90.2% of people over 25 have high school diplomas or higher
• 18.7% of people over 25 have bachelor’s degrees or higher

Income

• Median household income $64,522
• 90.7% of families are above the poverty limit

Business

• 965 private businesses – private businesses provide jobs to nearly 26,000 people
• Shelby County is home of two of the top three employers in the Dayton Region – Honda Engine Plant and Emerson Climate Technologies
• 49.4% of the employment is in manufacturing – the largest percentage of manufacturing jobs per capita in the State of Ohio

Housing

• 20,525 households in Shelby County
• 91.3% of housing units are occupied, 71% being owned by the resident
• $147,400 median value of owner occupied houses

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Agriculture

• 947 Total Farms
• 214,966 acres of land in Farms
• Approximately $178,239,000 in total cash receipts – placing Shelby County in the top ten percent of all counties in Ohio

Climate

• Average annual temperature – 50.4
• Average high temperature – 60.9; Average low temperature – 39.3
• Average rainfall – 39.5”

Shelby County Consists of

• 410 square miles
• 14 townships, 8 incorporated villages, and the City of Sidney (County Seat)
• 8 public school districts and 2 private schools
• 20 miles of highway, 143 miles of state highway, and over 1,000 miles of paved roads total

Labor Force

• Shelby County has an available labor force of 24,200
• Labor force of surrounding counties totals 250,000
• Net inflow of workers on a daily basis —  2,900
• Average travel time to work is 18.4 minutes
• 3.5% unemployment rate — October 2022

Miles From

• Dayton – 40
• Columbus – 75
• Cincinnati – 93
• Toledo – 112
• Indianapolis – 40
• Cleveland – Approximately 200
• 1-75 – 1
• 1-70 – 32