Shelley is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 5,182 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shelley is the 38th largest community in Idaho.

Also of interest is that Shelley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The citizens of Shelley are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.73% of adults in Shelley having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Shelley in 2022 was $32,387, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,548 for a family of four. However, Shelley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Shelley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shelley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shelley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Shelley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shelley include English, German, Danish, Scottish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Shelley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.