Shawano vs Tigerton

A side-by-side comparison of Shawano and Tigerton: population, income, housing, and more.

Shawano and Tigerton are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shawano has the higher population (9,236 vs 698 in Tigerton). Tigerton has the higher median household income ($57,139 vs $56,457 in Shawano). Shawano has the higher median home value ($127,200 vs $122,600 in Tigerton).

Population, income & housing

	Shawano	Tigerton
Population	9,236	698
Median age	38.3 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,457	$57,139
Median home value	$127,200	$122,600
Median gross rent	$773	$879
Housing units	4,360	344
Homeownership rate	57.8%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shawano	Tigerton
Population	8,974 → 9,236 (+2.9%)	563 → 698 (+24.0%)
Median household income	$45,630 → $56,457 (+23.7%)	$43,929 → $57,139 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $127,200 (+28.6%)	$72,300 → $122,600 (+69.6%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $773 (+24.9%)	$550 → $879 (+59.8%)

Shawano

Population

8,9749,236

Median household income

$45,630$56,457

Median home value

$98,900$127,200

Median gross rent

$619$773

Tigerton

Population

563698

Median household income

$43,929$57,139

Median home value

$72,300$122,600

Median gross rent

$550$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shawano	Tigerton
Under 5	5.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	17.1%	14.3%
18 to 24	10.1%	13.2%
25 to 34	13.7%	5.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	6.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	9.7%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.5%
75 and over	7.9%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shawano	Tigerton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	82.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10.7%	1.1%
Asian	0.2%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shawano	Tigerton
No high school diploma	6.1%	7.0%
High school graduate	45.0%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shawano	Tigerton
Drove alone	79.4%	62.7%
Carpooled	4.7%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	24.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	4.5%
Other means	6.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shawano	Tigerton
1-unit, detached	59.0%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	14.7%	7.0%
20 or more units	6.2%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Shawano	Tigerton
Poverty rate	17.0%	6.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1972	1959