Shady Spring

Population: 3,455
Median household income: $70,792
Median home value: $192,000

Shady Spring is a community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, home to 3,455 residents. At $70,792, its median household income sits above Raleigh County's $52,055.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shady Spring's population grew 2.6% from 3,366 to 3,455, while its median home value rose 12.2% from $171,100 to $192,000.

The median resident is 42.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,455
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $70,792
Median home value: $192,000
Median gross rent: $923
Housing units: 1,432
Homeownership rate: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3663,455

Median household income

$56,316$70,792

Median home value

$171,100$192,000

Median gross rent

$749$923

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,366	$56,316	$171,100	$749
2020	3,467	$62,500	$158,900	$808
2021	3,317	$59,196	$160,000	$820
2022	3,581	$64,215	$158,800	$949
2023	3,455	$70,792	$192,000	$923

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	202	5.8%
5 to 17	583	16.9%
18 to 24	206	6.0%
25 to 34	521	15.1%
35 to 44	340	9.8%
45 to 54	416	12.0%
55 to 64	577	16.7%
65 to 74	363	10.5%
75 and over	247	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,190	92.3%
Black or African American	220	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	45	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	6.6%
High school graduate	991	40.2%
Some college or associate's	681	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	411	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	218	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,186	81.3%
Carpooled	130	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	119	8.2%
Other means	10	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	96	7.2%
15 to 29 min	955	71.3%
30 to 44 min	104	7.8%
45 to 59 min	57	4.3%
60+ min	127	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 16.5% (570 of 3,455)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,067	86.7%
Nonfamily households	164	13.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,231	86.0%
Vacant	201	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,117	90.7%
Renter-occupied	114	9.3%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other27.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,015	70.9%
1-unit, attached	19	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	8	0.6%
Mobile home & other	390	27.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5473108
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 37.7016, -81.0920