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Shady Spring, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Shady Spring is a Census CDP of 3,381 people across 6.20 square miles of land, in Raleigh County. Median household income is $67,407, 90.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shady Spring
What Shady Spring is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.2 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land545 plus or minus 126
- County holding the largest share of its areaRaleigh County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shady Spring
How many people live in Shady Spring
- Population3,381 plus or minus 783
- Median age45.8
- Population under 18682 plus or minus 202
- Share under 1820.2 percent
- Population 65 and over688 plus or minus 232
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households1,341 plus or minus 343
- Family households1,014 plus or minus 294
- Share of households that are families75.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shady Spring
Income and work in Shady Spring
- Median household income$67,407 plus or minus $29,716
- Per capita income$39,082 plus or minus $8,332
- Civilian labor force1,599 plus or minus 558
- Employed1,506 plus or minus 541
- Unemployed93 plus or minus 111
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over2,620 plus or minus 673
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.5 percent plus or minus 30.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shady Spring
Housing in Shady Spring
- Housing units1,588
- Occupied units1,341 plus or minus 343
- Vacant units247 plus or minus 160
- Vacancy rate15.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Owner occupied1,216 plus or minus 329
- Renter occupied125 plus or minus 89
- Ownership rate90.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$188,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$844 plus or minus $389
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Single family units1,208 plus or minus 333
- Share single family76.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more30 plus or minus 56
- Share in buildings of two or more1.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Mobile homes350 plus or minus 187
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shady Spring
How Shady Spring gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,377 plus or minus 530
- Commuting under 15 minutes80 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting under 15 minutes5.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more328 plus or minus 117
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.8 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone86.2 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Raleigh County, not Shady Spring
Raleigh County context, not Shady Spring figures
- Establishments in Raleigh County1,713
- Covered employment, Raleigh County32,322
- Average annual pay, Raleigh County$54,223
- Housing units permitted, Raleigh County41
Every figure in this section is published for Raleigh County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shady Spring.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shady Spring questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shady Spring, West Virginia?
3,381, in 1,341 households. Shady Spring CDP covers 6.20 square miles of land, which is 545 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shady Spring in?
Raleigh County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Shady Spring?
$67,407. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $188,900. Median gross rent is $844 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Shady Spring figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Raleigh County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shady Spring.
Is zoning published for Shady Spring?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.