Harpers Ferry vs Shannondale

A side-by-side comparison of Harpers Ferry and Shannondale: population, income, housing, and more.

Harpers Ferry and Shannondale are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shannondale has the higher population (3,441 vs 342 in Harpers Ferry). Harpers Ferry has the higher median household income ($111,600 vs $72,283 in Shannondale). Harpers Ferry has the higher median home value ($430,800 vs $255,000 in Shannondale).

Population, income & housing

	Harpers Ferry	Shannondale
Population	342	3,441
Median age	54.5 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$111,600	$72,283
Median home value	$430,800	$255,000
Median gross rent	$1,813	$1,222
Housing units	205	1,783
Homeownership rate	80.0%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.9%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harpers Ferry	Shannondale
Population	233 → 342 (+46.8%)	3,459 → 3,441 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$59,844 → $111,600 (+86.5%)	$71,453 → $72,283 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$331,700 → $430,800 (+29.9%)	$183,100 → $255,000 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,813 (+85.4%)	$1,368 → $1,222 (-10.7%)

Harpers Ferry

Population

233342

Median household income

$59,844$111,600

Median home value

$331,700$430,800

Median gross rent

$978$1,813

Shannondale

Population

3,4593,441

Median household income

$71,453$72,283

Median home value

$183,100$255,000

Median gross rent

$1,368$1,222

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Shannondale
Under 5	3.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	12.6%	9.7%
18 to 24	1.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	7.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	18.4%	16.7%
65 to 74	19.3%	14.0%
75 and over	11.7%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Shannondale
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harpers Ferry	Shannondale
No high school diploma	6.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	12.5%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	39.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Shannondale
Drove alone	54.2%	81.6%
Carpooled	7.3%	4.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.8%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Shannondale
1-unit, detached	85.9%	99.4%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Harpers Ferry	Shannondale
Poverty rate	2.3%	13.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	45	47
Median year structure built	1938	1991