Shannon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 5,243 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Shannon is the 75th largest community in Mississippi.

Shannon is a blue-collar town, with 52.8% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Shannon is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shannon who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.65%), sales jobs (7.83%), and food service (4.88%).

Shannon is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Shannon, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.46% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Shannon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Shannon Information and Demographics

The population of Shannon has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.33% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Shannon in 2000 was $15,255, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $61,020 for a family of four.

Shannon is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shannon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Shannon is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shannon include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Shannon is English.