Moving to Shannon, Illinois

Population: 854. Estimated population in July 2024: 799 (-6.4% change)
Males: 405 (47.4%), Females: 449 (52.6%)

Carroll County

Zip code: 61078

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $42,500
Median house value: $73,500

Population by Race

Races in Shannon:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
• Two or more races (1.2%)
• Filipino (1.1%)
• Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (51.6%), Irish (11.4%), English (6.4%), Dutch (6.2%), United States (5.4%), Norwegian (3.2%).

Elevation: 925 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Shannon

• High school or higher: 87.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shannon village

• Never married: 18.7%
• Now married: 62.0%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 9.3%
• Divorced: 9.5%

2.9% Foreign born (2.8% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -97 (-10.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Shannon:

• FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; FREEPORT, IL)
• CGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; STERLING, IL)
• MORRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; MORRISON, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shannon:

• WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 30 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
• GREATER ROCKFORD (about 46 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)
• CLINTON MUNI (about 47 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shannon:

• ALBERTUS (about 14 miles; FREEPORT, IL; Abbreviation: FEP)
• FREEPORT/DORNINK (about 20 miles; FREEPORT, IL; Abbreviation: C86)
• BARNETT MEMORIAL (about 26 miles; MOUNT MORRIS, IL; Abbreviation: C55)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shannon:

• ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
• KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 66 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 67 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 68 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
• BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 70 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
• NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; DeKalb, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)

Public primary/middle school in Shannon:

• EASTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 297; Location: 601 S CHESTNUT ST; Grades: 04 – 08)