Hackberry vs Shady Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Hackberry and Shady Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

Hackberry and Shady Shores are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hackberry has the higher population (2,927 vs 2,860 in Shady Shores). Shady Shores has the higher median household income ($158,333 vs $118,000 in Hackberry). Shady Shores has the higher median home value ($461,100 vs $386,500 in Hackberry).

Population, income & housing

	Hackberry	Shady Shores
Population	2,927	2,860
Median age	32.9 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$118,000	$158,333
Median home value	$386,500	$461,100
Median gross rent	$2,173	—
Housing units	973	1,034
Homeownership rate	77.3%	97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.8%	47.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hackberry	Shady Shores
Population	1,863 → 2,927 (+57.1%)	2,843 → 2,860 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$108,700 → $118,000 (+8.6%)	$95,045 → $158,333 (+66.6%)
Median home value	$262,600 → $386,500 (+47.2%)	$297,700 → $461,100 (+54.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,638 → $2,173 (+32.7%)	$1,500 → $1,120 (-25.3%)

Hackberry

Population

1,8632,927

Median household income

$108,700$118,000

Median home value

$262,600$386,500

Median gross rent

$1,638$2,173

Shady Shores

Population

2,8432,860

Median household income

$95,045$158,333

Median home value

$297,700$461,100

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,120

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hackberry	Shady Shores
Under 5	10.8%	2.0%
5 to 17	21.0%	13.9%
18 to 24	4.2%	10.5%
25 to 34	16.1%	6.8%
35 to 44	20.9%	10.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	16.0%
55 to 64	7.2%	21.3%
65 to 74	5.2%	13.7%
75 and over	1.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hackberry	Shady Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	83.6%
Black or African American	14.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	15.6%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22.1%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hackberry	Shady Shores
No high school diploma	8.1%	4.7%
High school graduate	19.4%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hackberry	Shady Shores
Drove alone	63.8%	70.5%
Carpooled	16.4%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.0%	20.7%
Other means	0.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hackberry	Shady Shores
1-unit, detached	92.2%	98.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Hackberry	Shady Shores
Poverty rate	11.0%	4.6%
Average household size	3.11	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	2012	2000