Shady Spring is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 3,169 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shady Spring is the 66th largest community in West Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Shady Spring, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Shady Spring, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Shady Spring’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Shady Spring does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $70,792.00.

Shady Spring real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Shady Spring house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.16% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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.

The percentage of people in Shady Spring who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.53% of adults in Shady Spring have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Shady Spring in 2022 was $36,430, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,720 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, Irish, German, 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 Spanish.