Mabscott vs Shady Spring

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

Mabscott 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 1,488 in Mabscott). Shady Spring has the higher median household income ($70,792 vs $58,125 in Mabscott). Shady Spring has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $119,100 in Mabscott).

Population, income & housing

	Mabscott	Shady Spring
Population	1,488	3,455
Median age	37.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$70,792
Median home value	$119,100	$192,000
Median gross rent	$988	$923
Housing units	678	1,432
Homeownership rate	71.6%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mabscott	Shady Spring
Population	1,477 → 1,488 (+0.7%)	3,366 → 3,455 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$39,000 → $58,125 (+49.0%)	$56,316 → $70,792 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$87,600 → $119,100 (+36.0%)	$171,100 → $192,000 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $988 (+43.6%)	$749 → $923 (+23.2%)

Mabscott

Population

1,4771,488

Median household income

$39,000$58,125

Median home value

$87,600$119,100

Median gross rent

$688$988

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)

	Mabscott	Shady Spring
Under 5	12.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.5%	16.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	14.0%	15.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	9.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	8.4%	16.7%
65 to 74	16.3%	10.5%
75 and over	6.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mabscott	Shady Spring
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	92.3%
Black or African American	2.4%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mabscott	Shady Spring
No high school diploma	13.9%	6.6%
High school graduate	33.4%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mabscott	Shady Spring
Drove alone	85.8%	81.3%
Carpooled	4.8%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	8.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mabscott	Shady Spring
1-unit, detached	88.1%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	27.2%

Poverty & households

	Mabscott	Shady Spring
Poverty rate	13.0%	16.5%
Average household size	2.79	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1966	1998