| Index | Shady Spring | West Virginia | National |
| Income per capita | $28,432 | $24,002 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $62,500 | $42,644 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $72,656 | $51,051 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $37,637 | $24,321 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $58,707 | $34,780 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $27,887 | $22,329 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% | 4.1% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 17.6% | 17.7% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| Manufacturing sector | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| Public administration | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 11.3% | 11.3% |
| Education, health & social services | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Other | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Ghent, WV | 589 | $135,994 | 145.8% |
| Prosperity, WV | 1,451 | $58,724 | 6.1% |
| Piney View, WV | 1,199 | $56,944 | 2.9% |
| Beckley, WV | 16,240 | $42,972 | 22.3% |
| Glen White, WV | 648 | $42,545 | 23.1% |
| Shady Spring, WV | 3,467 | $62,500 | 13.0% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Alnwick, NB | 3,467 | n/a | |
| Feather Sound, FL | 3,466 | $79,457 | 43.6% |
| Ticonderoga, NY | 3,466 | $51,000 | 7.8% |
| Rochester, PA | 3,468 | $35,448 | 35.9% |
| Union Springs, AL | 3,465 | $21,422 | 61.3% |
| Shady Spring, WV | 3,467 | $62,500 | 13.0% |
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