COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Shannon County

Missouri · 7,613 residents · 1,004 sq mi

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With 7,613 people, Shannon County is a county in Missouri. Median home value sits at $24,800. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 43%. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 24.1%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,613

−9%vs 2000

vs 8,324 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,004 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(557)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(589)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(558)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(514)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(410)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(1,118)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(974)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(883)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(779)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(738)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(385)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(108)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,910

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,878 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,720

−33%vs 2000

vs $11,492 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.1%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,800

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$194

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $283 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.2% in 2000

21.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(7,864)

Black0.2%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(77)

Asian0%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(7,576)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(20)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0.4%(30)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(24)

Cuban0.2%(16)

Puerto Rican0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(25)

Chinese0.1%(4)

Malaysian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(5)

Chamorro0%(2)

Ancestry

English16.1%(1,156)

German15.2%(1,091)

American13.9%(997)

Irish12%(863)

French4.1%(292)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(99)

Italian1.3%(96)

Scottish1.1%(79)

Welsh0.8%(56)

Hungarian0.8%(55)

Polish0.6%(40)

Swedish0.3%(20)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.2%(17)

Austrian0.2%(13)

Dutch0.2%(13)

Slovak0.2%(12)

Czech0.1%(10)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Danish0.1%(5)

Swiss0%(3)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Ghanaian0%(2)

Romanian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.0%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.8 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 18.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.1%(889)

Married49.4%(1,457)

Widowed2.4%(70)

Divorced18.2%(536)

Women 15+

Never married17.6%(513)

Married54.1%(1,576)

Widowed16.7%(488)

Divorced11.6%(337)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−9.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.7%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.4%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.9%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.9%(114)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.7%(58)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.2%(190)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.8%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 497 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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