West Virginia · Census place 73252
Shannondale, WV population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Shannondale, West Virginia (Shannondale, WV — Census place “Shannondale CDP”) is 3,441 residents, ranking #44 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $72,283, the median home is worth $255,000 and median gross rent runs $1,222 a month. Looking for the Shannondale West Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Shannondale, WV: 25425.
- Population
- 3,441Shannondale CDP residents
- Median household income
- $72,283Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $255,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,222Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86%Owner-occupied households
Shannondale ZIP codes (West Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Shannondale.
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What the numbers mean in Shannondale CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shannondale CDP median would spend about 20.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.9% of residents and 86% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Shannondale CDP, WV in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Shannondale CDP is a small town in West Virginia, with 3,441 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #44 of 439 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 42.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Shannondale CDP earn a median of $72,283 a year, 8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 36% above the $52,974 median for the 148 West Virginia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 13.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Shannondale CDP is valued at $255,000, 16% below the national figure and 100% above the $127,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,222 a month, 13.1% below the national figure, or roughly $14,664 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 86% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in West Virginia.
- Summersville city 3,397
- Shady Spring CDP 3,455
- Blennerhassett CDP 3,229
- Welch city 3,492
- Petersburg city 3,172
- Pleasant Valley city 3,494
- Culloden CDP 3,158
- Ravenswood city 3,846
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Shannondale CDP?
- Shannondale CDP has 3,441 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #44 of 439 in West Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Shannondale CDP?
- Median household income in Shannondale CDP is $72,283 a year, 8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Shannondale CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,222 a month and the median home value is $255,000, so rent absorbs about 20.3% of median household income.
- Is Shannondale CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Shannondale CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Shannondale CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.