Saltillo vs Shannon

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

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

Saltillo has the higher population (4,962 vs 1,719 in Shannon). Saltillo has the higher median household income ($84,063 vs $42,208 in Shannon). Saltillo has the higher median home value ($200,800 vs $120,200 in Shannon).

Population, income & housing

	Saltillo	Shannon
Population	4,962	1,719
Median age	34.8 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$84,063	$42,208
Median home value	$200,800	$120,200
Median gross rent	$1,195	$723
Housing units	2,140	926
Homeownership rate	81.7%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saltillo	Shannon
Population	5,009 → 4,962 (-0.9%)	1,850 → 1,719 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$61,198 → $84,063 (+37.4%)	$31,019 → $42,208 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$129,100 → $200,800 (+55.5%)	$85,100 → $120,200 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $1,195 (+55.4%)	$502 → $723 (+44.0%)

Saltillo

Population

5,0094,962

Median household income

$61,198$84,063

Median home value

$129,100$200,800

Median gross rent

$769$1,195

Shannon

Population

1,8501,719

Median household income

$31,019$42,208

Median home value

$85,100$120,200

Median gross rent

$502$723

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saltillo	Shannon
Under 5	5.1%	9.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.7%
25 to 34	23.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.7%	16.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	12.6%	8.9%
75 and over	2.8%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saltillo	Shannon
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	29.8%
Black or African American	12.9%	59.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saltillo	Shannon
No high school diploma	6.2%	12.2%
High school graduate	23.5%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saltillo	Shannon
Drove alone	90.3%	85.3%
Carpooled	2.9%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	2.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saltillo	Shannon
1-unit, detached	89.4%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	28.9%

Poverty & households

	Saltillo	Shannon
Poverty rate	8.3%	19.9%
Average household size	2.52	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	2000	1990