Shannon, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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59%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

57%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shannon	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$18,281	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$34,835	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$36,222	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$27,968	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	39.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shannon is 59% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shannon is 57% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shannon is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Shannon is 159% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$23,221 $34,835 $69,670

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

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 median earnings by income bracket

Shannon employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.1%	23.1%
Manufacturing sector	25.6%	25.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	51.3%	51.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dundarrach, NC	63	$119,889	47.4%
Barker Ten Mile, NC	975	$100,499	23.6%
Rockfish, NC	3,802	$96,573	18.7%
Five Points, NC	1,242	$95,630	17.6%
Prospect, NC	842	$88,347	8.6%
Shannon, NC	356	$34,835	57.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Belk, AL	356	$54,740	32.7%
Okolona, AR	356	$0	100.0%
Terril, IA	356	$50,456	38.0%
West Okoboji, IA	356	$106,784	31.3%
Leonard, MI	356	$88,671	9.0%
Shannon, NC	356	$34,835	57.2%

Source: The Shannon, NC 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.