Harrison County vs Shannon County

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

Harrison 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.

Harrison County has the higher population (8,198 vs 7,137 in Shannon County). Shannon County has the higher median household income ($59,000 vs $53,364 in Harrison County). Shannon County has the higher median home value ($151,000 vs $107,400 in Harrison County).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison County	Shannon County
Population	8,198	7,137
Median age	40.9 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,364	$59,000
Median home value	$107,400	$151,000
Median gross rent	$666	$509
Housing units	4,023	3,522
Homeownership rate	73.1%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison County	Shannon County
Population	8,491 → 8,198 (-3.5%)	8,217 → 7,137 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$42,917 → $53,364 (+24.3%)	$34,265 → $59,000 (+72.2%)
Median home value	$76,000 → $107,400 (+41.3%)	$124,900 → $151,000 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $666 (+25.4%)	$586 → $509 (-13.1%)

Harrison County

Population

8,4918,198

Median household income

$42,917$53,364

Median home value

$76,000$107,400

Median gross rent

$531$666

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)

	Harrison County	Shannon County
Under 5	6.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.8%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	16.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	13.3%
75 and over	10.5%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison County	Shannon County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison County	Shannon County
No high school diploma	9.3%	13.4%
High school graduate	43.8%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison County	Shannon County
Drove alone	80.4%	75.5%
Carpooled	8.3%	13.3%
Public transit	0.1%	1.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.9%	9.3%
Other means	2.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison County	Shannon County
1-unit, detached	78.0%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	1.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Harrison County	Shannon County
Poverty rate	16.1%	16.7%
Average household size	2.62	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1969	1982