Shady Cove is a city of 3,076 people in Oregon. At a median age of 56.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 769 more people live here than in 2000. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 31%. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 72%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shady Cove
What changed most since 1990
Population1,351 → 3,076(+128%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age41.6 → 56.5(+14.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$182,165 → $367,900(+102%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)4.6%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.6%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era75.9%(180)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II8.9%(21)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 237 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Shady Cove, decade by decade
Shady Cove population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,351
$45,196
$182,165
7.6%
14.5
2000
2,307
$60,896
$213,862
10.5%
17.1
2010
2,904
$49,091
$328,138
14.9%
19.2
2020
3,081
$54,215
$223,500
6.9%
31.6
2024
3,076
$57,000
$367,900
19.9%
53.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
