Shannon

Population: 1,618
Median household income: $71,605
Median home value: $193,800

Shannon, a community in Floyd County, Georgia, has 1,618 residents. The median household income of $71,605 is above the Floyd County median ($62,540).

From 2019 to 2023, Shannon's population declined 13.5% from 1,870 to 1,618, while its median home value rose 93.8% from $100,000 to $193,800.

Households average 2.31 people. The median gross rent is $1,046.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,618
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $71,605
Median home value: $193,800
Median gross rent: $1,046
Housing units: 831
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8701,618

Median household income

$36,250$71,605

Median home value

$100,000$193,800

Median gross rent

$686$1,046

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,870	$36,250	$100,000	$686
2020	2,056	$47,431	$132,800	$901
2021	1,976	$52,500	$132,000	$999
2022	1,673	$61,938	$136,800	$1,048
2023	1,618	$71,605	$193,800	$1,046

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 2415.1%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	8.0%
5 to 17	178	11.0%
18 to 24	245	15.1%
25 to 34	294	18.2%
35 to 44	189	11.7%
45 to 54	172	10.6%
55 to 64	143	8.8%
65 to 74	114	7.0%
75 and over	153	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,445	89.3%
Black or African American	25	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	89	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	59	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.0%

High school graduate19.1%

Some college or associate's37.8%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	224	21.0%
High school graduate	203	19.1%
Some college or associate's	403	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	103	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	132	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled18.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	577	72.1%
Carpooled	147	18.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	76	9.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	158	21.8%
15 to 29 min	298	41.2%
30 to 44 min	203	28.0%
45 to 59 min	20	2.8%
60+ min	45	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 9.3% (150 of 1,618)

	Count	Share
Family households	497	70.9%
Nonfamily households	204	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	701	84.4%
Vacant	130	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	409	58.3%
Renter-occupied	292	41.7%

1-unit, detached85.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	711	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	39	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1369868
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.3403, -85.0841