The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Shady Spring has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Shady Spring a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Shady Spring doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Shady Spring is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.83% of adults 25 and older in Shady Spring have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Shady Spring in 2022 was $31,602, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,408 for a family of four. However, Shady Spring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Shady Spring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shady Spring residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shady Spring include English, German, Irish, French Canadian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Shady Spring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and German/Yiddish.
