Mongo vs Shipshewana

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

Mongo 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 308 in Mongo). Since 2019, Shipshewana's population has grown faster (-4.7% vs -8.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Mongo	Shipshewana
Population	308	902
Median age	21.9 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,679
Median home value	—	$255,000
Median gross rent	—	$779
Housing units	81	378
Homeownership rate	46.9%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mongo	Shipshewana
Population	335 → 308 (-8.1%)	946 → 902 (-4.7%)
Median household income	—	$51,125 → $57,679 (+12.8%)
Median home value	—	$172,500 → $255,000 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$627 → $779 (+24.2%)

Mongo

Population

335308

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)

	Mongo	Shipshewana
Under 5	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	38.0%	21.4%
18 to 24	12.7%	4.2%
25 to 34	29.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	16.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.2%
55 to 64	6.8%	9.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	7.3%
75 and over	0.0%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mongo	Shipshewana
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	40.3%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mongo	Shipshewana
No high school diploma	26.3%	21.4%
High school graduate	57.9%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mongo	Shipshewana
Drove alone	100.0%	69.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.7%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mongo	Shipshewana
1-unit, detached	100.0%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Mongo	Shipshewana
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.6%
Average household size	3.80	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	—	17
Median year structure built	1938	1986