Shannon County, Missouri

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Shannon County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for median gross rent, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Shannon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,177	6,191,814	334,922,499	2724th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,222	$70,702	$80,734	2463rd of 3,221
Median Age	44.9	39.0	38.9	758th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.8%	32.4%	35.7%	3048th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$157,500	$230,300	$332,700	2087th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$574	$1,033	$1,413	3094th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.0%	12.6%	12.5%	774th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.3%	4.0%	5.2%	3082nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.1	90.1	n/a	2762nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	4.5%	14.1%	2883rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.9	n/a	n/a	2711th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.9%	68.1%	65.2%	657th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.0	23.5	26.4	654th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.9%	13.0%	15.1%	1823rd of 3,222
Uninsured	16.4%	n/a	n/a	545th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.6%	46.5%	46.9%	1334th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.6%	n/a	n/a	2471st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Shannon County, Missouri

Statistic	Shannon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.7%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.7	40.1	61.4

Age in Shannon County, Missouri

Statistic	Shannon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	44.9	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.4%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.5%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Shannon County, Missouri

Statistic	Shannon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	2,882	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.9%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.2%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.4%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.8%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	23.9%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Shannon County, Missouri

Statistic	Shannon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,034	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.1%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.1%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.7%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.2%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.0%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.0%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.5%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Shannon County, Missouri

Statistic	Shannon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	3,517	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.6%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.2%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.1%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.1%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.0%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$676	$1,948	n/a

Education in Shannon County, Missouri

Statistic	Shannon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	16.5%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.4%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.2%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.1%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.7%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Shannon County, Missouri

Statistic	Shannon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.7%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.9%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.5%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.2%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Shannon County, Missouri

Statistic	Shannon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.2%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.6%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	5.8%	16.7%

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