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Census Tract 302.15, Shelby County, Alabama

Census Tract 302.15, GEOID 01117030215, in Shelby County, Alabama, partly within Chelsea, Westover and Vandiver. 6,381 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±831); the 2020 Census counted 5,095.

Residents, 2020-2024

6,381

±831 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 5,095

Median household income

$91,404

±$4,660 (90% margin)
Shelby County: $97,961

Median home value

$310,400

±$23,264 (90% margin)
Shelby County: $326,100

Median gross rent

$1,381

±$232 (90% margin)
Shelby County: $1,401

Where is Census Tract 302.15?

Census Tract 302.15 is one of 55 census tracts in Shelby County, Alabama. It covers 26.90 square miles of land, 189 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 01117030215, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 302.15 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Chelsea26%
Westover19%
Vandiver2%
Census Tract 302.15 (marked with a dot) in Shelby County, Alabama. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
301.02302.11302.18302.19309 302.15 5 mi
Census Tract 302.15 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 302.15: Tract 301.02 ($58,438), Tract 302.11 ($149,861), Tract 302.18 ($130,858), Tract 302.19 ($120,739) and Tract 309 ($66,875). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 302.15?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 302.15's population at 6,381 (±831) in 2,112 households; the 2020 Census counted 5,095 residents and 2,063 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 302.15Shelby CountyAlabama
Total population 6,381 ±831 230,211 5,086,768
Households 2,112 ±218 86,866 1,997,247
Average household size 3.02 ±0.32 2.61 2.48
Housing units 2,112 ±218 91,995 2,337,265

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 302.15?

The median resident of Census Tract 302.15 is 31.1 years old; 28.1% are under 18 and 15.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 69.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 13.7%. 5.1% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 302.15Shelby CountyAlabama
Median age 31.1 ±5.6 40.3 39.3
Under 18 years 28.1% ±7.5 pts 22.8% 22.2%
65 years and over 15.2% ±5.7 pts 16.8% 17.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13.7% ±7.6 pts 7.6% 5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic 69.5% ±11.9 pts 73.2% 63.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 13.1% ±10.3 pts 13.4% 25.6%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.6 pts 2.2% 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.2% ±0.3 pts 0.1% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.6 pts 0.0% 0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 3.1% ±2.7 pts 3.0% 3.3%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.6 pts 0.6% 0.4%
Born outside the United States 5.1% ±2.3 pts 5.5% 4.0%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 17.9% ±11.3 pts 8.4% 6.0%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 6.2% ±3.5 pts 6.3% 7.7%
With a disability 13.8% ±4.3 pts 12.2% 16.5%
No health insurance coverage 9.1% ±6.5 pts 6.4% 9.2%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 94.6% ±2.8 pts 94.5% 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 40.2% ±6.8 pts 46.8% 28.4%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 7.4% ±3.4 pts 16.1% 11.1%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 91.5% ±5.7 pts 89.3% 88.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 302.15 earn?

Half of the 2,112 households in Census Tract 302.15 earn less than $91,404 a year (±$4,660), against $97,961 across Shelby County: 27th highest of the county's 53 tracts with a reliable estimate.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 302.15Shelby CountyAlabama
Median household income $91,404 ±$4,660 $97,961 $63,999
Mean household income $108,160 ±$17,175 $128,135 $88,898
Per capita income $36,155 ±$6,204 $49,440 $36,087
People below the poverty line 5.8% ±5.1 pts 7.2% 15.6%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 12.0% ±11.9 pts 8.7% 21.3%
Households receiving SNAP 4.0% ±4.3 pts 4.6% 13.7%
Households with a computer 99.9% ±0.3 pts 97.2% 93.7%
Households with a broadband subscription 94.6% ±5.2 pts 94.7% 87.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 302.15?

Owners occupy 81.4% of Census Tract 302.15's occupied homes and renters 18.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $310,400 by its owner (±$23,264). The median renter pays $1,381 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 302.15Shelby CountyAlabama
Median home value (owner-occupied) $310,400 ±$23,264 $326,100 $209,900
Median gross rent $1,381 ±$232 $1,401 $1,007
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 12.0% ±16.6 pts 38.4% 39.9%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,638 ±$80 $1,734 $1,433
Owner-occupied homes 81.4% ±11.2 pts 81.4% 70.2%
Renter-occupied homes 18.6% ±11.2 pts 18.6% 29.8%
Housing units 2,112 ±218 91,995 2,337,265
Single-family detached homes 95.6% ±2.9 pts 77.0% 69.1%
Mobile homes 1.5% ±1.3 pts 7.4% 12.3%
Built 2020 or later 1.8% ±1.9 pts 2.9% 2.3%
Built 2010 to 2019 27.9% ±9.2 pts 14.4% 10.9%
Built 1939 or earlier 3.6% ±4.3 pts 1.3% 4.9%
Households with no vehicle 0.2% ±0.4 pts 2.5% 5.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 302.15 get to work?

82.7% of Census Tract 302.15's workers drive alone and 14.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 30.8 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 302.15Shelby CountyAlabama
In the labor force (age 16+) 64.6% ±9.2 pts 66.1% 58.3%
Unemployment rate 3.4% ±2.7 pts 2.9% 4.7%
Drove alone to work 82.7% ±5.1 pts 74.8% 80.6%
Carpooled 2.5% ±2.1 pts 6.7% 8.0%
Public transportation 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.0% 0.3%
Walked 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.7% 1.1%
Worked from home 14.5% ±5.2 pts 16.9% 8.8%
Mean travel time to work 30.8 min ±3.0 29.5 min 25.5 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 302.15 compare with the other tracts in Shelby County?

Among Shelby County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 302.15 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 302.15's rank among the tracts of Shelby County
MeasureIn Shelby County
Population5th of 53
Residents per square mile41st of 55
Median household income27th of 53
Per capita income42nd of 53
Median home value22nd of 52
Median gross rent29th of 47
Bachelor's degree or higher32nd of 53
Median age52nd of 53
Owner-occupied share34th of 53

The tracts next to it on Shelby County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 303.4624th$101,028±$25,823 · within the margin of this tract4,140
Tract 306.1425th$96,672±$4,872 · within the margin of this tract4,079
Tract 303.4526th$93,278±$20,032 · within the margin of this tract3,538
Tract 302.1527th$91,404±$4,6606,381
Tract 306.1128th$89,455±$17,681 · within the margin of this tract3,065
Tract 303.1929th$89,345±$16,591 · within the margin of this tract2,602
Tract 306.1330th$89,013±$16,429 · within the margin of this tract7,139

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 302.15?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 302.15 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections