Shady Cove vs White City

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

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

White City has the higher population (10,913 vs 3,083 in Shady Cove). White City has the higher median household income ($65,370 vs $45,750 in Shady Cove). White City has the higher median home value ($273,700 vs $248,800 in Shady Cove).

Population, income & housing

	Shady Cove	White City
Population	3,083	10,913
Median age	59.6 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,750	$65,370
Median home value	$248,800	$273,700
Median gross rent	$1,086	$1,128
Housing units	1,598	3,347
Homeownership rate	66.3%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	12.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shady Cove	White City
Population	3,080 → 3,083 (+0.1%)	9,890 → 10,913 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$39,967 → $45,750 (+14.5%)	$44,724 → $65,370 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$184,400 → $248,800 (+34.9%)	$160,100 → $273,700 (+71.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,086 (-10.9%)	$1,037 → $1,128 (+8.8%)

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

White City

Population

9,89010,913

Median household income

$44,724$65,370

Median home value

$160,100$273,700

Median gross rent

$1,037$1,128

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shady Cove	White City
Under 5	2.4%	10.2%
5 to 17	13.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	1.8%	9.4%
25 to 34	8.2%	16.5%
35 to 44	8.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	6.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	25.0%	9.8%
65 to 74	21.6%	7.9%
75 and over	12.7%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shady Cove	White City
White (non-Hispanic)	77.4%	52.3%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.8%
Two or more races	8.1%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	41.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shady Cove	White City
No high school diploma	6.1%	21.9%
High school graduate	23.2%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	53.3%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shady Cove	White City
Drove alone	72.7%	75.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shady Cove	White City
1-unit, detached	54.4%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.1%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	20.1%	34.0%

Poverty & households

	Shady Cove	White City
Poverty rate	15.1%	21.4%
Average household size	2.23	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1997	1986