Berry College vs Shannon

A side-by-side comparison of Berry College and Shannon: population, income, housing, and more.

Berry College and Shannon are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Berry College has the higher population (1,712 vs 1,618 in Shannon). Since 2019, Berry College's population has grown faster (-8.7% vs -13.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Berry College	Shannon
Population	1,712	1,618
Median age	19.7 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$71,605
Median home value	—	$193,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,046
Housing units	23	831
Homeownership rate	0.0%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.9%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berry College	Shannon
Population	1,876 → 1,712 (-8.7%)	1,870 → 1,618 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$123,750 → $181,136 (+46.4%)	$36,250 → $71,605 (+97.5%)
Median home value	—	$100,000 → $193,800 (+93.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$686 → $1,046 (+52.5%)

Berry College

Population

1,8761,712

Median household income

$123,750$181,136

Shannon

Population

1,8701,618

Median household income

$36,250$71,605

Median home value

$100,000$193,800

Median gross rent

$686$1,046

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berry College	Shannon
Under 5	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	0.6%	11.0%
18 to 24	96.2%	15.1%
25 to 34	0.4%	18.2%
35 to 44	1.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	0.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	8.8%
65 to 74	1.3%	7.0%
75 and over	0.0%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berry College	Shannon
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	89.3%
Black or African American	15.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berry College	Shannon
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.0%
High school graduate	11.1%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	55.6%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berry College	Shannon
Drove alone	40.0%	72.1%
Carpooled	0.3%	18.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	38.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	9.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berry College	Shannon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Berry College	Shannon
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.3%
Average household size	1.78	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	9	24
Median year structure built	—	1957