Shannon vs Thomson

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

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

Thomson has the higher population (1,526 vs 772 in Shannon). Shannon has the higher median household income ($59,375 vs $54,063 in Thomson). Thomson has the higher median home value ($122,300 vs $114,100 in Shannon).

Population, income & housing

	Shannon	Thomson
Population	772	1,526
Median age	49.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$54,063
Median home value	$114,100	$122,300
Median gross rent	$675	$940
Housing units	418	255
Homeownership rate	87.4%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	5.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shannon	Thomson
Population	868 → 772 (-11.1%)	524 → 1,526 (+191.2%)
Median household income	$54,375 → $59,375 (+9.2%)	$49,375 → $54,063 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $114,100 (+24.8%)	$115,800 → $122,300 (+5.6%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $675 (+16.8%)	$785 → $940 (+19.7%)

Shannon

Population

868772

Median household income

$54,375$59,375

Median home value

$91,400$114,100

Median gross rent

$578$675

Thomson

Population

5241,526

Median household income

$49,375$54,063

Median home value

$115,800$122,300

Median gross rent

$785$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shannon	Thomson
Under 5	5.7%	1.2%
5 to 17	11.9%	4.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	3.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	28.0%
35 to 44	9.3%	30.3%
45 to 54	8.9%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	16.6%	5.7%
75 and over	14.5%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shannon	Thomson
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	49.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	35.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shannon	Thomson
No high school diploma	3.8%	33.8%
High school graduate	39.4%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shannon	Thomson
Drove alone	83.9%	83.9%
Carpooled	6.1%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shannon	Thomson
1-unit, detached	83.7%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	17.3%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Shannon	Thomson
Poverty rate	8.8%	21.0%
Average household size	2.11	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1961	1965