Howe vs Shipshewana

A side-by-side comparison of Howe and Shipshewana: population, income, housing, and more.

Howe and Shipshewana are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shipshewana has the higher population (902 vs 887 in Howe). Shipshewana has the higher median household income ($57,679 vs $51,603 in Howe). Shipshewana has the higher median home value ($255,000 vs $140,900 in Howe).

Population, income & housing

	Howe	Shipshewana
Population	887	902
Median age	33.8 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,603	$57,679
Median home value	$140,900	$255,000
Median gross rent	—	$779
Housing units	378	378
Homeownership rate	80.4%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howe	Shipshewana
Population	270 → 887 (+228.5%)	946 → 902 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$29,786 → $51,603 (+73.2%)	$51,125 → $57,679 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$117,700 → $140,900 (+19.7%)	$172,500 → $255,000 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$627 → $779 (+24.2%)

Howe

Population

270887

Median household income

$29,786$51,603

Median home value

$117,700$140,900

Shipshewana

Population

946902

Median household income

$51,125$57,679

Median home value

$172,500$255,000

Median gross rent

$627$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howe	Shipshewana
Under 5	12.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	6.2%	21.4%
18 to 24	22.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	2.6%	16.4%
45 to 54	21.9%	5.2%
55 to 64	2.5%	9.4%
65 to 74	17.8%	7.3%
75 and over	3.8%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howe	Shipshewana
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	87.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howe	Shipshewana
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.4%
High school graduate	15.1%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	53.1%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	23.2%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howe	Shipshewana
Drove alone	81.9%	69.7%
Carpooled	3.4%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.7%
Worked from home	14.7%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howe	Shipshewana
1-unit, detached	75.1%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Howe	Shipshewana
Poverty rate	2.9%	11.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1978	1986