Shady Spring is a city of 3,381 people in West Virginia. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 1,303 people. At a median age of 45.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,407, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shady Spring
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants78.1% → 90.7%(+12.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population1,806 → 3,381(+87%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$46,470 → $67,407(+45%)US over the same years: +14%
Shady Spring's population equals 4.6% of Raleigh County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.8% of the county's.
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)28.3%(52)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(42)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.1%(94)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 184 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 Spring, decade by decade
Shady Spring 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
1,806
$46,470
$132,724
11.4%
1.5
2000
2,078
$53,673
$156,298
13.5%
2.5
2010
2,998
$43,157
$145,296
18.6%
5.3
2020
3,169
$75,752
$192,593
23.2%
14.8
2024
3,381
$67,407
$188,900
24.8%
4.4
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.
