With 125 people, Shannon is a city in North Carolina. This skews young, with a median age of 20.2. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 33% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. There are 72 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Younger
median age 20.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
82% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shannon
What changed most since 2000
Median age34.3 → 20.2(−14.1 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Hispanic share19.3% → 53.6%(+34.3 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Poverty rate44.1% → 17.6%(−26.5 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Over time
Shannon, decade by decade
Shannon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
197
$54,934
$119,501
14.1%
91.6
2010
263
$75,653
$35,677
0.0%
90.6
2020
217
$28,786
$94,175
4.1%
95.4
2024
125
–
–
0.0%
76.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
