Shannon City, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shannon City, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 274. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SHANNON-CITY-IA · Shannon City, IA 1 ZIPs · 274 pop · #16312/25278 · Union County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-UNK

  • INC-MID $63,125
  • RANK-LOWER #16312/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thayer
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 274
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Thayer, IA (+ $1,086 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Shannon City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shannon City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Shannon City, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
274
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,125
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,125 and poverty 3.2% concentrate in 50861.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shannon City as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Ames is the closest lower-income city and Dow City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shannon City.

Population concentration

Shannon City reads through its lone ZIP, 50861

274 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50861 is not the leading code inside Shannon City, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Shannon City

Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 9 employees , annual payroll $304k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50861 (3 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Shannon City, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shannon City. See the Union County roll-up →

No other city sharing Union County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Shannon City. Creston, Afton and Lorimor sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Creston marks the far end of that range at $58,015, 8% below Shannon City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50861 274 $63,125 3 2

Shannon City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Shannon City, .