Cromwell vs Shannon City

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

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

Shannon City has the higher population (113 vs 87 in Cromwell). Shannon City has the higher median household income ($90,139 vs $57,500 in Cromwell). Cromwell has the higher median home value ($107,100 vs $45,000 in Shannon City).

Population, income & housing

	Cromwell	Shannon City
Population	87	113
Median age	52.6 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$90,139
Median home value	$107,100	$45,000
Housing units	41	34
Homeownership rate	89.5%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cromwell	Shannon City
Population	89 → 87 (-2.2%)	80 → 113 (+41.3%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $57,500 (+22.7%)	$50,833 → $90,139 (+77.3%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $107,100 (+50.2%)	$47,500 → $45,000 (-5.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$756 → $850 (+12.4%)

Cromwell

Population

8987

Median household income

$46,875$57,500

Median home value

$71,300$107,100

Shannon City

Population

80113

Median household income

$50,833$90,139

Median home value

$47,500$45,000

Median gross rent

$756$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cromwell	Shannon City
Under 5	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	46.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	2.3%	13.3%
35 to 44	5.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	15.0%
55 to 64	20.7%	4.4%
65 to 74	12.6%	6.2%
75 and over	14.9%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cromwell	Shannon City
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	69.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	30.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cromwell	Shannon City
No high school diploma	6.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.5%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cromwell	Shannon City
Drove alone	72.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	22.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cromwell	Shannon City
1-unit, detached	85.4%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	20.6%

Poverty & households

	Cromwell	Shannon City
Poverty rate	9.2%	0.9%
Average household size	2.29	3.65
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1974	1938