Shannondale vs Shenandoah Junction

A side-by-side comparison of Shannondale and Shenandoah Junction: population, income, housing, and more.

Shannondale and Shenandoah Junction 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 1,339 in Shenandoah Junction). Shenandoah Junction has the higher median household income ($109,048 vs $72,283 in Shannondale). Shannondale has the higher median home value ($255,000 vs $193,900 in Shenandoah Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Shannondale	Shenandoah Junction
Population	3,441	1,339
Median age	42.3 yrs	22.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,283	$109,048
Median home value	$255,000	$193,900
Median gross rent	$1,222	$1,184
Housing units	1,783	344
Homeownership rate	86.0%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shannondale	Shenandoah Junction
Population	3,459 → 3,441 (-0.5%)	590 → 1,339 (+126.9%)
Median household income	$71,453 → $72,283 (+1.2%)	$75,824 → $109,048 (+43.8%)
Median home value	$183,100 → $255,000 (+39.3%)	$168,100 → $193,900 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,368 → $1,222 (-10.7%)	$1,581 → $1,184 (-25.1%)

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

Shenandoah Junction

Population

5901,339

Median household income

$75,824$109,048

Median home value

$168,100$193,900

Median gross rent

$1,581$1,184

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shannondale	Shenandoah Junction
Under 5	6.2%	2.9%
5 to 17	9.7%	37.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	10.0%
25 to 34	16.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	2.8%
55 to 64	16.7%	17.0%
65 to 74	14.0%	5.5%
75 and over	6.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shannondale	Shenandoah Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	85.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	8.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shannondale	Shenandoah Junction
No high school diploma	7.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	34.4%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	47.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shannondale	Shenandoah Junction
Drove alone	81.6%	89.5%
Carpooled	4.4%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	5.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shannondale	Shenandoah Junction
1-unit, detached	99.4%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Shannondale	Shenandoah Junction
Poverty rate	13.9%	6.3%
Average household size	2.23	4.13
Mean commute (minutes)	47	25
Median year structure built	1991	1983