Daniels vs Shady Spring

A side-by-side comparison of Daniels and Shady Spring: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shady Spring has the higher population (3,455 vs 1,542 in Daniels). Shady Spring has the higher median household income ($70,792 vs $52,100 in Daniels). Shady Spring has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $182,100 in Daniels).

Population, income & housing

	Daniels	Shady Spring
Population	1,542	3,455
Median age	46.2 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,100	$70,792
Median home value	$182,100	$192,000
Median gross rent	—	$923
Housing units	887	1,432
Homeownership rate	90.2%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daniels	Shady Spring
Population	1,869 → 1,542 (-17.5%)	3,366 → 3,455 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$36,315 → $52,100 (+43.5%)	$56,316 → $70,792 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$117,200 → $182,100 (+55.4%)	$171,100 → $192,000 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $596 (+0.2%)	$749 → $923 (+23.2%)

Daniels

Population

1,8691,542

Median household income

$36,315$52,100

Median home value

$117,200$182,100

Median gross rent

$595$596

Shady Spring

Population

3,3663,455

Median household income

$56,316$70,792

Median home value

$171,100$192,000

Median gross rent

$749$923

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daniels	Shady Spring
Under 5	3.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	9.0%	16.9%
18 to 24	14.3%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.3%	15.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	19.5%	16.7%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.5%
75 and over	9.3%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daniels	Shady Spring
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	92.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daniels	Shady Spring
No high school diploma	18.6%	6.6%
High school graduate	29.0%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daniels	Shady Spring
Drove alone	94.6%	81.3%
Carpooled	0.2%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	8.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daniels	Shady Spring
1-unit, detached	86.5%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	27.2%

Poverty & households

	Daniels	Shady Spring
Poverty rate	24.1%	16.5%
Average household size	1.93	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1976	1998