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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shannon is $17,649, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Shannon median household income is $24,620, which has shrunk by 18.36% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Shannon residents spend 26.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers

Per Capita Income, #514

Shannon, NC	17,649 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shannon, NC	47,917 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shannon, NC	31,250 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shannon, NC	55,729 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #653

Shannon, NC	24,620 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shannon, NC	47,851 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #599

Shannon, NC		-18.36%
North Carolina		19.16%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Shannon, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-1.23%	$0, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.98%	$21,297, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-1.23%	$0, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	-1.23%	$0, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Shannon, NC	60,341 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shannon, NC	51,589 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Shannon, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$81,458, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$24,837, see rank	$55,313	$65,027

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Shannon, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	180, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	100, 55.56%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	66, 66.00%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	66, 66.00%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	39, 59.09%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	27, 40.91%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	34, 34.00%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	80, 44.44%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	39, 48.75%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	39, 48.75%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	39, 100.00%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	41, 51.25%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Shannon, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	78, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	70, 89.74%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8, 10.26%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shannon, NC	26.0 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Shannon, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	78	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	39, 50.00%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11, 28.21%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	20, 51.28%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8, 20.51%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	39, 50.00%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29, 74.36%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10, 25.64%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Shannon, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	78, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	21, 26.92%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6, 7.69%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	9, 11.54%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	34, 43.59%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	8, 10.26%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.