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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shannon is $14,304, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Shannon median household income is $30,926, which has grown by 3.87% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Shannon residents spend 23.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #254

Shannon, MS	14,304 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shannon, MS	24,111 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shannon, MS	30,481 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shannon, MS	19,038 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #195

Shannon, MS	30,926 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shannon, MS	37,720 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #251

Shannon, MS	3.87%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Shannon, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	5.64%	$5,545, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.41%	$15,084, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.15%	$1,018, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	5.79%	$11,403, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Shannon, MS	32,946 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shannon, MS	41,235 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Shannon, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$38,077, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$23,194, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Shannon, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$14,125, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$31,711, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$31,563, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$32,708, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Shannon, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,315, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	687, 52.24%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	417, 60.70%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	10, 1.46%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	407, 59.24%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	349, 85.75%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	58, 14.25%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	270, 39.30%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	628, 47.76%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	354, 56.37%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	354, 56.37%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	324, 91.53%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 8.47%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	274, 43.63%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Shannon, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	683, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	512, 74.96%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	135, 19.77%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	14, 2.05%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 0.73%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	17, 2.49%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shannon, MS	23.5 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Shannon, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	673	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	349, 51.86%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	89, 25.50%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	35, 10.03%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	58, 16.62%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32, 9.17%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	116, 33.24%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	324, 48.14%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	81, 25.00%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	111, 34.26%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	90, 27.78%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42, 12.96%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Shannon, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	673, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	37, 5.50%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	199, 29.57%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8, 1.19%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	43, 6.39%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	36, 5.35%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	20, 2.97%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	30, 4.46%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	159, 23.63%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	67, 9.96%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	33, 4.90%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	41, 6.09%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Shannon, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	606	33.10%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	156	31.26%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.