Kent vs Shannon City

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

Kent 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 0 in Kent). Since 2019, Shannon City's population has grown faster (+41.3% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Kent	Shannon City
Population	0	113
Median age	—	30.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$90,139
Median home value	—	$45,000
Housing units	21	34
Homeownership rate	—	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	19.7%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kent	Shannon City
Population	22 → 0 (-100.0%)	80 → 113 (+41.3%)
Median household income	—	$50,833 → $90,139 (+77.3%)
Median home value	—	$47,500 → $45,000 (-5.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$756 → $850 (+12.4%)

Kent

Population

220

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)

	Kent	Shannon City
Under 5	—	0.0%
5 to 17	—	46.0%
18 to 24	—	0.0%
25 to 34	—	13.3%
35 to 44	—	12.4%
45 to 54	—	15.0%
55 to 64	—	4.4%
65 to 74	—	6.2%
75 and over	—	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

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

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kent	Shannon City
No high school diploma	—	0.0%
High school graduate	—	49.2%
Some college or associate's	—	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	—	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	—	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kent	Shannon City
Drove alone	—	100.0%
Carpooled	—	0.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kent	Shannon City
1-unit, detached	0.0%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	100.0%	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	0.0%	20.6%

Poverty & households

	Kent	Shannon City
Poverty rate	—	0.9%
Average household size	—	3.65
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	—	1938