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Shannon, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Shannon is a Census town of 1,383 people across 4.05 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $42,297, 61.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shannon
What Shannon is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.05 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land341 plus or minus 104
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shannon
How many people live in Shannon
- Population1,383 plus or minus 420
- Median age35.4 plus or minus 8.6
- Population under 18292 plus or minus 101
- Share under 1821.1 percent
- Population 65 and over225 plus or minus 77
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent
- Households624 plus or minus 179
- Family households290 plus or minus 91
- Share of households that are families46.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Shannon
- Median household income$42,297 plus or minus $10,223
- Per capita income$21,906
- Civilian labor force607 plus or minus 195
- Employed553 plus or minus 180
- Unemployed54 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate8.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over913 plus or minus 276
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.0 percent plus or minus 33.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Shannon
- Housing units765 plus or minus 181
- Occupied units624 plus or minus 179
- Vacant units141 plus or minus 69
- Vacancy rate18.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied384 plus or minus 103
- Renter occupied240 plus or minus 127
- Ownership rate61.5 percent plus or minus 24.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$130,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$822 plus or minus $242
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Single family units457 plus or minus 140
- Share single family59.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more106 plus or minus 71
- Share in buildings of two or more13.9 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Mobile homes202 plus or minus 62
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Shannon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute535 plus or minus 172
- Commuting under 15 minutes107 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more155 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Drove alone83.2 percent
- Carpooled13.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home3.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shannon
SBA loans in Shannon (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$3,081,500
- Average approval$1,540,750
- Median approval$1,540,750
- Largest approval$3,031,500
- Jobs supported25
- Jobs per approval12.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term156 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shannon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shannon
Flood risk in Shannon
- NFIP communityTown of Shannon
- NFIP community number280343
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/13
The Town of Shannon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280343 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lee County, not Shannon
Lee County context, not Shannon figures
- Establishments in Lee County2,550
- Covered employment, Lee County52,532
- Average annual pay, Lee County$51,183
- Housing units permitted, Lee County126
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shannon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shannon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shannon, Mississippi?
1,383, in 624 households. Shannon town covers 4.05 square miles of land, which is 341 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shannon in?
Lee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Shannon?
$42,297. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $130,900. Median gross rent is $822 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Shannon businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $3.1 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,540,750. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shannon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Shannon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Shannon. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Shannon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Shannon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Shannon, town of, community 280343, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Shannon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shannon.
Is zoning published for Shannon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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