Lumber Bridge vs Shannon

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

Lumber Bridge and Shannon are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shannon has the higher population (87 vs 65 in Lumber Bridge). Since 2019, Lumber Bridge's population has grown faster (-13.3% vs -77.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Lumber Bridge	Shannon
Population	65	87
Median age	43.8 yrs	8.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	—
Median home value	$160,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,042	—
Housing units	48	42
Homeownership rate	68.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lumber Bridge	Shannon
Population	75 → 65 (-13.3%)	380 → 87 (-77.1%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $63,750 (+82.1%)	$24,583 → $28,359 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$109,400 → $160,000 (+46.3%)	$104,200 → $85,800 (-17.7%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $1,042 (+43.7%)	—

Lumber Bridge

Population

7565

Median household income

$35,000$63,750

Median home value

$109,400$160,000

Median gross rent

$725$1,042

Shannon

Population

38087

Median household income

$24,583$28,359

Median home value

$104,200$85,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lumber Bridge	Shannon
Under 5	0.0%	33.3%
5 to 17	20.0%	19.5%
18 to 24	3.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	24.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.5%
75 and over	12.3%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lumber Bridge	Shannon
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	11.5%
Black or African American	9.2%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	77.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lumber Bridge	Shannon
No high school diploma	12.0%	22.0%
High school graduate	52.0%	48.8%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lumber Bridge	Shannon
Drove alone	75.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	7.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lumber Bridge	Shannon
1-unit, detached	91.7%	47.6%
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	8.3%	52.4%

Poverty & households

	Lumber Bridge	Shannon
Poverty rate	10.8%	100.0%
Average household size	1.86	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	13	—
Median year structure built	1955	1999