Phoenix vs Shady Cove

A side-by-side comparison of Phoenix and Shady Cove: population, income, housing, and more.

Phoenix and Shady Cove are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Phoenix has the higher population (4,383 vs 3,083 in Shady Cove). Phoenix has the higher median household income ($60,656 vs $45,750 in Shady Cove). Phoenix has the higher median home value ($367,700 vs $248,800 in Shady Cove).

Population, income & housing

	Phoenix	Shady Cove
Population	4,383	3,083
Median age	55.0 yrs	59.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,656	$45,750
Median home value	$367,700	$248,800
Median gross rent	$1,263	$1,086
Housing units	1,916	1,598
Homeownership rate	71.6%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Phoenix	Shady Cove
Population	4,582 → 4,383 (-4.3%)	3,080 → 3,083 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$30,444 → $60,656 (+99.2%)	$39,967 → $45,750 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$188,400 → $367,700 (+95.2%)	$184,400 → $248,800 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,263 (+55.2%)	$1,219 → $1,086 (-10.9%)

Phoenix

Population

4,5824,383

Median household income

$30,444$60,656

Median home value

$188,400$367,700

Median gross rent

$814$1,263

Shady Cove

Population

3,0803,083

Median household income

$39,967$45,750

Median home value

$184,400$248,800

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,086

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Phoenix	Shady Cove
Under 5	4.5%	2.4%
5 to 17	8.1%	13.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	1.8%
25 to 34	9.7%	8.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	8.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	6.0%
55 to 64	14.4%	25.0%
65 to 74	17.9%	21.6%
75 and over	17.6%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Phoenix	Shady Cove
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	77.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	2.8%
Asian	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	5.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.9%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Phoenix	Shady Cove
No high school diploma	3.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	26.1%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Phoenix	Shady Cove
Drove alone	74.6%	72.7%
Carpooled	2.8%	0.0%
Public transit	7.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	25.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Phoenix	Shady Cove
1-unit, detached	62.7%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	6.2%
20 or more units	1.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Phoenix	Shady Cove
Poverty rate	13.1%	15.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1990	1997