Shannon City, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shannon City	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$34,298	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$102,203	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$107,322	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,884	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,147	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$58,193	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.0%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shannon City is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shannon City is 26% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shannon City is 63% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Shannon City is 82% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$68,128 $102,203 $204,406

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Shannon City median earnings by income bracket

Shannon City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.9%	21.9%
Manufacturing sector	3.1%	3.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	46.9%	46.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	18.8%	18.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sun Valley Lake, IA	193	$109,724	34.9%
Benton, IA	30	$104,734	28.8%
Thayer, IA	24	$96,607	18.8%
Diagonal, IA	492	$90,388	11.1%
Ellston, IA	38	$81,961	0.8%
Shannon City, IA	111	$102,203	25.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Eagle, AK	111	$65,844	19.0%
Kohls Ranch, AZ	111	$107,382	32.0%
Bark Ranch, CO	111	$0	100.0%
New Liberty, IA	111	$82,232	1.1%
New Middletown, IN	111	$84,505	3.9%
Shannon City, IA	111	$102,203	25.7%

Source: The Shannon City, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.