Shannon City, IA

Census Place

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2024 Population
115
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35.3
16.1% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
1.74%
96.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$92,875
3.04% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$45,000
2024 Employed Population
55
10% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Shannon City, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Shannon City, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Shannon City, IA was $45,000, and the homeownership rate was 80%.

Most people in Shannon City, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Shannon City, IA was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Shannon City, IA is home to a population of 115 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Shannon City, IA residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 3.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (87 people) in Shannon City, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28 White (Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Shannon City, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shannon City, IA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shannon City, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    87 ± 65
  2. White (Hispanic)
    28 ± 38
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 10
24.3%
Hispanic Population
28 people

In 2024, there were 3.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (87 people) in Shannon City, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28 White (Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

24.3% of the people in Shannon City, IA are hispanic (28 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Shannon City, IA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    42,808 ± 5,046 people
  2. India
    12,283 ± 2,716 people
  3. China
    7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

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Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)
Most Common Service Period
2 ± 10

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Economy

The economy of Shannon City, IA employs 55 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shannon City, IA were Wholesale Trade (12 people), Manufacturing (11 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (9 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($48,472).

Employment

Occupations

55
2024 Value
± 72
10%
1 Year growth
± 177%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shannon City, IA grew at a rate of 10%, from 50 employees to 55 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shannon City, IA, are Production Occupations (23 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (9 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (8 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shannon City, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

55
2024 Value
± 72
10%
1 Year growth
± 177%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shannon City, IA grew at a rate of 10%, from 50 employees to 55 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shannon City, IA, are Wholesale Trade (12 people), Manufacturing (11 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (9 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shannon City, IA, though some of these residents may live in Shannon City, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.
Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Shannon City, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.
Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

People in Shannon City, IA have an average commute time of 17.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shannon City, IA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$45,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,620
$28
Median Property Taxes
±$34

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Shannon City, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Shannon City, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$92,875
Median Household Income
± $47,125
35
Number of Households
± 37

In 2024, the median household income of the 35 households in Shannon City, IA grew to $92,875 from the previous year's value of $90,139.

The following chart displays the households in Shannon City, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Shannon City, IA is from Iowa.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.442
2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)
Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Shannon City, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shannon City, IA have a shorter commute time (17.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.82% of the workforce in Shannon City, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Shannon City, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Shannon City, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Shannon City, IA have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shannon City, IA (2 out of 115 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Shannon City, IA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.5% of the population of Shannon City, IA has health coverage, with 52.2% on employee plans, 33.9% on Medicaid, 7.83% on Medicare, 2.61% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1,385 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,385 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1411 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 466 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.8% were men and 45.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 40% under 18 years, 9.57% between 18 and 34 years, 40% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.8% were men and 45.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.48%
Uninsured
52.2%
Employer Coverage
33.9%
Medicaid
7.83%
Medicare
2.61%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Shannon City, IA grew by 31% from 2.65% to 3.48%.

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