Shorewood, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

13,627

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

1.58% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.3%

6.31% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$86,726

2.7% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Shorewood, WI is home to a population of 13.6k people, from which 96.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.07% of Shorewood, WI residents were born outside of the country (1.24k people).

In 2024, there were 14.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.6k people) in Shorewood, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 751 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 594 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%

2024 Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Shorewood, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shorewood, WI was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Shorewood, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shorewood, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.6k ± 506
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
751 ± 303
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
594 ± 244

6.63%

Hispanic Population

904 people

6.63% of the people in Shorewood, WI are hispanic (904 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Shorewood, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

9.07%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.24k people

9.27%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.27k people

As of 2024, 9.07% of Shorewood, WI residents (1.24k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Shorewood, WI was 9.27%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Shorewood, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
108 ± 81
Gulf War (2001-)
101 ± 57
Gulf War (1990s)
54 ± 47

Shorewood, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Shorewood, WI.

Economy

The economy of Shorewood, WI employs 7.87k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shorewood, WI were Educational Services (1,767 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,072 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,044 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($125,490), Finance & Insurance ($113,864), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,696).

Employment

Occupations

7.87k

2024 Value

± 615

−1.19%

1 Year decline

± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shorewood, WI declined at a rate of −1.19%, from 7.96k employees to 7.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shorewood, WI, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,391 people), Management Occupations (1,193 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (660 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shorewood, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.87k

2024 Value

± 615

−1.19%

1 Year decline

± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shorewood, WI declined at a rate of −1.19%, from 7.96k employees to 7.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shorewood, WI, are Educational Services (1,767 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,072 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,044 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shorewood, WI, though some of these residents may live in Shorewood, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$69,500

Median earning men ± $8,936

$58,111

Median earning women ± $7,004

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($127,621), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,257), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($98,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($110,929), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($106,806), and Manufacturing ($97,548).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Shorewood, WI was $443,700 in 2024, which is 1.33 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $423,600 to $443,700, a 4.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Shorewood, WI is 45.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shorewood, WI have an average commute time of 20.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shorewood, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$443,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,082

$3,017

Median Property Taxes

±$292

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Shorewood, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Shorewood, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

45.6%

Homeownership

2024

57.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 45.6% of the housing units in Shorewood, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 47.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Shorewood, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$86,726

Median Household Income

± $14,162

6.62k

Number of Households

± 587

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.62k households in Shorewood, WI declined from $86,726 from the previous year's value of $89,135.

The following chart displays the households in Shorewood, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Shorewood, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (57%)
Worked At Home (23.5%)
Walked (8.67%)

In 2024, 57% of workers in Shorewood, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.5%) and those who walked to work (8.67%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shorewood, WI have a shorter commute time (20.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.06% of the workforce in Shorewood, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Shorewood, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Shorewood, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Shorewood, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shorewood, WI (1.94k out of 13.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Shorewood, WI is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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