Marietta vs Shannon

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

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

Marietta has the higher population (130 vs 87 in Shannon). Since 2019, Marietta's population has grown faster (-6.5% vs -77.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Marietta	Shannon
Population	130	87
Median age	42.5 yrs	8.9 yrs
Median home value	$127,100	—
Median gross rent	$713	—
Housing units	62	42
Homeownership rate	88.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marietta	Shannon
Population	139 → 130 (-6.5%)	380 → 87 (-77.1%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $32,500 (-21.2%)	$24,583 → $28,359 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $127,100 (+51.3%)	$104,200 → $85,800 (-17.7%)
Median gross rent	$408 → $713 (+74.8%)	—

Marietta

Population

139130

Median household income

$41,250$32,500

Median home value

$84,000$127,100

Median gross rent

$408$713

Shannon

Population

38087

Median household income

$24,583$28,359

Median home value

$104,200$85,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marietta	Shannon
Under 5	3.1%	33.3%
5 to 17	23.1%	19.5%
18 to 24	3.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.8%	24.1%
35 to 44	18.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	3.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	25.4%	11.5%
75 and over	7.7%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marietta	Shannon
White (non-Hispanic)	35.4%	11.5%
Black or African American	37.7%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.1%	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+

	Marietta	Shannon
No high school diploma	16.5%	22.0%
High school graduate	31.9%	48.8%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marietta	Shannon
Drove alone	97.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	2.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marietta	Shannon
1-unit, detached	69.4%	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	30.6%	52.4%

Poverty & households

	Marietta	Shannon
Poverty rate	23.1%	100.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1968	1999