Shelby, NC
22,100Residents
$48,376Median household income
$945/moMedian gross rent
$197,200Median home value
39.3Median age
27%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
60%Homes lived in by their owners
4.1×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 23% of the median household income in Shelby.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $38,000 a year. In North Carolina that leaves roughly $2,592 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $40,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.