Rogue River vs Shady Cove

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

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

Shady Cove has the higher population (3,083 vs 2,092 in Rogue River). Shady Cove has the higher median household income ($45,750 vs $45,163 in Rogue River). Rogue River has the higher median home value ($274,800 vs $248,800 in Shady Cove).

Population, income & housing

	Rogue River	Shady Cove
Population	2,092	3,083
Median age	55.6 yrs	59.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,163	$45,750
Median home value	$274,800	$248,800
Median gross rent	$1,185	$1,086
Housing units	1,200	1,598
Homeownership rate	56.5%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rogue River	Shady Cove
Population	2,410 → 2,092 (-13.2%)	3,080 → 3,083 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$35,875 → $45,163 (+25.9%)	$39,967 → $45,750 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$182,400 → $274,800 (+50.7%)	$184,400 → $248,800 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$793 → $1,185 (+49.4%)	$1,219 → $1,086 (-10.9%)

Rogue River

Population

2,4102,092

Median household income

$35,875$45,163

Median home value

$182,400$274,800

Median gross rent

$793$1,185

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)

	Rogue River	Shady Cove
Under 5	1.6%	2.4%
5 to 17	12.5%	13.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	1.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	8.2%
35 to 44	9.4%	8.4%
45 to 54	7.5%	6.0%
55 to 64	14.4%	25.0%
65 to 74	18.5%	21.6%
75 and over	18.1%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rogue River	Shady Cove
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	77.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	2.8%
Asian	0.9%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.0%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rogue River	Shady Cove
No high school diploma	11.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	33.4%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rogue River	Shady Cove
Drove alone	80.8%	72.7%
Carpooled	6.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	25.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rogue River	Shady Cove
1-unit, detached	50.7%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	6.2%
20 or more units	7.9%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Rogue River	Shady Cove
Poverty rate	14.7%	15.1%
Average household size	1.97	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1979	1997