Moving to Shady Dale, Georgia
Population: 242. Estimated population in July 2024: 247 (+2.1% change)
Males: 122 (50.4%), Females: 120 (49.6%)
Jasper County
Zip code: 31085
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $35,469
Median house value: $75,800
Population by Race
Races in Shady Dale:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.3%)
- Black (28.1%)
- Hispanic (6.6%)
- Other race (6.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (19.8%), Irish (9.9%), Welsh (2.9%), Scottish (2.1%), Polish (1.2%), Swedish (1.2%).
Elevation: 620 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Shady Dale
- High school or higher: 61.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Shady Dale town
- Never married: 29.8%
- Now married: 47.6%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 8.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+48.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Shady Dale:
- JASPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MONTICELLO, GA)
- MORGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MADISON, GA)
- PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; EATONTON, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shady Dale:
- ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 42 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)
- MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 50 miles; MACON, GA; Abbreviation: MCN)
- ROBINS AFB (about 53 miles; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Abbreviation: WRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shady Dale:
- MADISON MUNI (about 17 miles; MADISON, GA; Abbreviation: 52A)
- COVINGTON MUNI (about 23 miles; COVINGTON, GA; Abbreviation: 9A1)
- MONROE-WALTON COUNTY (about 27 miles; MONROE, GA; Abbreviation: D73)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shady Dale:
- GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,028)
- MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 5,859)
- UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 41 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,557)
- CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,383)
- GORDON COLLEGE (about 46 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,263)
- GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 8,213)