Lanark vs Shannon

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

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

Lanark has the higher population (1,510 vs 772 in Shannon). Lanark has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $59,375 in Shannon). Shannon has the higher median home value ($114,100 vs $97,100 in Lanark).

Population, income & housing

	Lanark	Shannon
Population	1,510	772
Median age	36.9 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$59,375
Median home value	$97,100	$114,100
Median gross rent	$781	$675
Housing units	738	418
Homeownership rate	81.0%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lanark	Shannon
Population	1,445 → 1,510 (+4.5%)	868 → 772 (-11.1%)
Median household income	$44,875 → $66,250 (+47.6%)	$54,375 → $59,375 (+9.2%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $97,100 (+12.5%)	$91,400 → $114,100 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $781 (+30.2%)	$578 → $675 (+16.8%)

Lanark

Population

1,4451,510

Median household income

$44,875$66,250

Median home value

$86,300$97,100

Median gross rent

$600$781

Shannon

Population

868772

Median household income

$54,375$59,375

Median home value

$91,400$114,100

Median gross rent

$578$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lanark	Shannon
Under 5	7.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.3%	11.9%
18 to 24	12.6%	10.0%
25 to 34	8.9%	10.0%
35 to 44	15.0%	9.3%
45 to 54	9.9%	8.9%
55 to 64	9.5%	13.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	16.6%
75 and over	8.1%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lanark	Shannon
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lanark	Shannon
No high school diploma	4.3%	3.8%
High school graduate	38.0%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lanark	Shannon
Drove alone	88.5%	83.9%
Carpooled	4.7%	6.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	6.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lanark	Shannon
1-unit, detached	90.0%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Lanark	Shannon
Poverty rate	14.3%	8.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1944	1961