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# Shelby

Shelby is a city in the United States, and the figures below are its published values. Its population was 2,176 at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

## Mobility

Shelby's nearest airport was DTW, 57 km away and offered 135 direct destinations.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.3°C in January and 22.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 55.4 mm in January and 79.8 mm in July.

## Safety

The city's crime rate was 459.3 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 2,577 people | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 2,176 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Median monthly rent | `rent_median_city_eur_month` | 586.6 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-09-11 | stale | supplemental | [3] |
| Safety City Property Crime Count | `safety_city_property_crime_count` | 27 offenses/year | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [4] |
| Median gross salary | `salary_median_gross_city_eur_month` | 2,418 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-09-11 | stale | supplemental | [5] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.55 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | verified | [6] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 6.96 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan -0.389 · Feb 1.11 · Mar 6.83 · Apr 14.22 · May 20.78 · Jun 25.67 · Jul 27.94 · Aug 27.11 · Sep 23.28 · Oct 15.83 · Nov 8.56 · Dec 2.44 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -8.28 · Feb -7.67 · Mar -3.22 · Apr 2.44 · May 9.44 · Jun 14.78 · Jul 17.17 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.06 · Oct 5.72 · Nov 0.056 · Dec -4.28 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -4.33 · Feb -3.28 · Mar 1.78 · Apr 8.33 · May 15.11 · Jun 20.22 · Jul 22.56 · Aug 21.83 · Sep 17.67 · Oct 10.78 · Nov 4.28 · Dec -0.944 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 55.37 · Feb 47.5 · Mar 55.63 · Apr 74.68 · May 96.77 · Jun 83.57 · Jul 79.76 · Aug 82.3 · Sep 74.17 · Oct 73.66 · Nov 80.01 · Dec 57.15 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] |
| G04 Air Quality Pm25 Max Ug M3 | `g04_air_quality_pm25_max_ug_m3` | 22.6 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [7] |
| G04 Air Quality Pm25 Mean Annual Ug M3 | `g04_air_quality_pm25_mean_annual_ug_m3` | 6.92 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 459.3 offences per 100,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Safety City Crime Covered Population | `safety_city_crime_covered_population` | 2,178 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [4] |
| Safety City Violent Crime Count | `safety_city_violent_crime_count` | 2 offenses/year | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [4] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 135 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 57 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | DTW | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA)](https://www.ed.gov/adult-programs) — State Language Course · U.S. Department of Education · English · checked 2026-08-10
- [USCIS English and citizenship class finder](https://my.uscis.gov/) — Civic Orientation · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · English · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [American Job Centers](https://www.usa.gov/job-help) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Shelby when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: no — [official source](https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United States country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-states/).

## Sources

1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey — Official source — https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME%2CB01003_001E%2CB01003_001M&for=place%3A%2A&in=state%3A%2A
2. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program — Official source — https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2024/cities/totals/sub-est2024.csv
3. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25064 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) — Community source — https://api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/acs2024_5yr?table_ids=B25064&geo_ids=16000US2672840
4. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) — Official source — https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/s3/signedurl?key=cius%2F2025%2Foffenses-known-to-le-2025.zip
5. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) — Community source — https://api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/acs2024_5yr?table_ids=B20002&geo_ids=16000US2672840
6. api.census.gov — Official source — https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
7. U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData — Official source — https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/annual_conc_by_monitor_2024.zip
8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/USC00206658.csv
9. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting — Official source — https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/home
10. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
11. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Shelby, United States: rent, salary, jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/shelby/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_shelby-united-states-rent-salary-jobs-safety-climate_00318b041c7e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Shelby, United States: rent, salary, jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/shelby/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Shelby, United States: rent, salary, jobs, safety, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/shelby/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/shelby/
- Title: Shelby, United States: rent, salary, jobs, safety, climate
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/shelby/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/shelby.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/shelby.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/us/shelby
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json
