Clark County vs Shannon County

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

Clark County and Shannon County are counties in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shannon County has the higher population (7,137 vs 6,680 in Clark County). Shannon County has the higher median household income ($59,000 vs $51,458 in Clark County). Shannon County has the higher median home value ($151,000 vs $117,600 in Clark County).

Population, income & housing

	Clark County	Shannon County
Population	6,680	7,137
Median age	43.5 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,458	$59,000
Median home value	$117,600	$151,000
Median gross rent	$589	$509
Housing units	3,233	3,522
Homeownership rate	78.5%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clark County	Shannon County
Population	6,779 → 6,680 (-1.5%)	8,217 → 7,137 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$48,909 → $51,458 (+5.2%)	$34,265 → $59,000 (+72.2%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $117,600 (+30.7%)	$124,900 → $151,000 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $589 (-1.8%)	$586 → $509 (-13.1%)

Clark County

Population

6,7796,680

Median household income

$48,909$51,458

Median home value

$90,000$117,600

Median gross rent

$600$589

Shannon County

Population

8,2177,137

Median household income

$34,265$59,000

Median home value

$124,900$151,000

Median gross rent

$586$509

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clark County	Shannon County
Under 5	6.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.8%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.3%	16.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	13.3%
75 and over	8.8%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clark County	Shannon County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clark County	Shannon County
No high school diploma	10.0%	13.4%
High school graduate	49.3%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clark County	Shannon County
Drove alone	82.6%	75.5%
Carpooled	5.2%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.8%	9.3%
Other means	0.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clark County	Shannon County
1-unit, detached	77.7%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Clark County	Shannon County
Poverty rate	9.4%	16.7%
Average household size	2.90	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1969	1982