Population 3,810 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Shady Shores
Household size in Shady Shores
| Period | Shady Shores | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.70 | 2.83 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.85 | 2.89 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.11 | 2.94 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.14 | 2.87 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.44 | +0.03 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Shady Shores is a place of big households: 3.14 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.70 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 Shores
| Period | Shady Shores | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.9 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.7 | 35.3 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 43.2 | 36.2 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.5 | 36.7 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.3 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Shady Shores are younger than 40.5 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The population here is older than in the Dallas area as a whole, where the median age is 36.7.
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 Shores
| Period | Shady Shores | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.8% | 13.4% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.1% | 12.6% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.2% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.8 pts | −1.6 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Shady Shores: 5.2% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
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 Shores
Renters in Shady Shores
| Period | Shady Shores | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.4% | 37.1% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.8% | 39.5% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.0% | 40.5% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 9.6% | 39.9% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −1.7 pts | +2.8 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Shady Shores is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 9.6% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 21.8% have no mortgage at all, well below 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 Shores
| Period | Shady Shores | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.5% | 10.2% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.9% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.4% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.5% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −6.0 pts | −3.0 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 4.5% of homes in Shady Shores 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 Shores
| Period | Shady Shores | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1996 | 1984 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1997 | 1985 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1997 | 1987 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 2005 | 1992 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +8 | +8 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Shady Shores is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 2005, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
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 Shores
| Period | Shady Shores | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $888 | $1,058 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $831 | $1,135 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,409 | $1,349 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,744 | $1,865 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$856 | +$807 | +$639 | +$606 |
Rent in Shady Shores runs $1,744 a month at the median, utilities included, above the U.S. median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are lower than in the wider Dallas area ($1,865). The typical renter here spends 32.4% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 Shores
Bachelor's degrees in Shady Shores
| Period | Shady Shores | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.8% | 31.6% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 44.2% | 32.4% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 44.9% | 34.9% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 53.0% | 39.5% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +12.2 pts | +7.9 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College graduates are unusually common in Shady Shores: 53.0% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby.
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 Shores
| Period | Shady Shores | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 96.7% | 83.5% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 96.4% | 84.4% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 92.6% | 85.4% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.1% | 87.6% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.4 pts | +4.0 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Shady Shores: 97.1% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
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 Shores
| Period | Shady Shores | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.5% | 7.1% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.8% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.5% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.0 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in Shady Shores than nationally: unemployment was 4.5%, against 5.4%. The picture is much the same across the Dallas area. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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 Shores 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 Shores | 3.14 | 40.5 | 5.2% | 9.6% | 4.5% | 2005 | $1,744 | 53.0% | 97.1% | 4.5% |
| Corinth | 2.66 | 41.7 | 6.8% | 24.0% | 4.8% | 1998 | $1,918 | 43.2% | 94.3% | 2.0% |
| Lake Dallas | 2.71 | 38.7 | 12.2% | 30.9% | 4.6% | 1997 | $1,658 | 33.3% | 87.7% | 2.4% |
| Hickory Creek | 2.93 | 39.9 | 4.4% | 13.4% | 5.7% | 2002 | $2,052 | 47.0% | 93.5% | 1.5% |
| Oak Point | 2.77 | 37.9 | 7.1% | 12.6% | 7.5% | 2012 | $2,105 | 49.1% | 91.8% | 4.0% |
| Cross Roads | 2.63 | 33.4 | 21.5% | 33.1% | 6.1% | 2012 | $2,016 | 39.2% | 95.9% | 6.8% |
| Highland Village | 2.92 | 45.2 | 4.5% | 8.3% | 2.5% | 1992 | $2,521 | 58.9% | 97.4% | 4.4% |
| Copper Canyon | 3.35 | 44.1 | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 2006 | $3,116 | 61.1% | 97.2% | 4.8% |
| Lakewood Village | 2.50 | 49.0 | 4.8% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 2007 | $2,591 | 50.1% | 96.0% | 2.4% |
| Denton | 2.63 | 34.0 | 9.9% | 52.1% | 7.3% | 1995 | $1,714 | 40.7% | 91.2% | 5.0% |
| Hackberry | 3.08 | 37.9 | 10.3% | 19.7% | 0.6% | 2011 | $2,533 | 42.9% | 94.5% | 7.3% |
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 Shores. 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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