Population 865 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Shady Grove
Household size in Shady Grove
| Period | Shady Grove | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.72 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.68 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.36 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.44 | 2.46 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.28 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Households in Shady Grove run small, averaging 2.44 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. The picture is much the same across Pennsylvania. Household size has dropped from 2.72 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Shady Grove
| Period | Shady Grove | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.8 | 40.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.4 | 41.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.0 | 41.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 47.7 | 42.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +10.9 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Shady Grove skews older: half of its residents are older than 47.7, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Shady Grove
| Period | Shady Grove | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.8% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 2.8% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.4% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −7.0 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 5.4% of households in Shady Grove, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Shady Grove
Renters in Shady Grove
| Period | Shady Grove | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.0% | 29.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.8% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.9% | 31.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 10.8% | 30.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −10.3 pts | +1.7 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 10.8% of households in Shady Grove rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 44.3% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Shady Grove
| Period | Shady Grove | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.4% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.1% | 10.5% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.3% | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.0 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 3.4% of homes in Shady Grove are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Shady Grove
| Period | Shady Grove | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1963 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1964 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1975 | 1965 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1972 | 1967 | 1980 |
| Change | −8 | +4 | +6 |
Housing in Shady Grove leans older: the median home dates to 1972, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are newer than in Pennsylvania overall, where the median home dates to 1967.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Shady Grove
| Period | Shady Grove | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $830 | $829 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $974 | $923 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,068 | $1,039 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $985 | $1,323 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$154 | +$494 | +$606 |
Rent in Shady Grove runs $985 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 35.8% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Shady Grove
Bachelor's degrees in Shady Grove
| Period | Shady Grove | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.3% | 27.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.0% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.7% | 31.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.5% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +1.2 pts | +8.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Shady Grove have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 13.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Shady Grove
| Period | Shady Grove | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 81.5% | 87.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 88.0% | 88.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.0% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.2% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.7 pts | +4.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Shady Grove never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Shady Grove
| Period | Shady Grove | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.5% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 1.2% | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.7% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.8 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Shady Grove has been strong: just 1.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Shady Grove compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Grove | 2.44 | 47.7 | 5.4% | 10.8% | 3.4% | 1972 | $985 | 13.5% | 83.2% | 1.7% |
| Greencastle | 2.69 | 41.2 | 9.5% | 19.1% | 5.2% | 1981 | $1,207 | 28.2% | 93.9% | 2.5% |
| Milnor | 2.43 | 46.8 | 5.9% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 1995 | $1,297 | 28.2% | 92.9% | 2.3% |
| State Line | 2.95 | 29.9 | 10.6% | 16.6% | 1.5% | 1978 | $1,319 | 19.8% | 90.7% | 2.1% |
| Polktown | 2.31 | 44.5 | 7.8% | 26.4% | 9.2% | 1980 | $1,819 | 10.6% | 91.7% | 7.1% |
| Marion | 2.42 | 50.5 | 6.4% | 11.5% | 5.8% | 1971 | $1,287 | 21.0% | 86.5% | 1.4% |
| Blue Ridge Summit | 2.12 | 49.8 | 7.4% | 24.1% | 9.2% | 1968 | $879 | 25.0% | 87.3% | 9.2% |
| Quincy | 2.59 | 56.7 | 4.1% | 31.2% | 19.1% | 1974 | $1,492 | 19.2% | 90.4% | 14.4% |
| Upton | 3.20 | 35.7 | 13.3% | 16.1% | 5.9% | 1986 | $1,590 | 23.1% | 93.6% | 1.2% |
| Waynesboro | 2.60 | 40.7 | 10.3% | 30.4% | 7.9% | 1973 | $1,198 | 20.9% | 91.9% | 4.5% |
| Williamson | 2.79 | 39.5 | 19.4% | 24.8% | 4.1% | 1980 | $1,259 | 26.7% | 93.8% | 6.1% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Shady Grove. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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