Shipshewana

Population: 902
Median household income: $57,679
Median home value: $255,000

Shipshewana, a community in LaGrange County, Indiana, has 902 residents. The median household income of $57,679 is below the LaGrange County median ($83,741).

Between 2019 and 2023, Shipshewana's population declined 4.7% from 946 to 902, while its median home value rose 47.8% from $172,500 to $255,000.

The median resident is 36.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 902
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,679
Median home value: $255,000
Median gross rent: $779
Housing units: 378
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

946902

Median household income

$51,125$57,679

Median home value

$172,500$255,000

Median gross rent

$627$779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	946	$51,125	$172,500	$627
2020	1,031	$51,250	$211,500	$650
2021	912	$52,159	$216,300	$680
2022	873	$53,500	$222,100	$718
2023	902	$57,679	$255,000	$779

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over14.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	8.1%
5 to 17	193	21.4%
18 to 24	38	4.2%
25 to 34	121	13.4%
35 to 44	148	16.4%
45 to 54	47	5.2%
55 to 64	85	9.4%
65 to 74	66	7.3%
75 and over	131	14.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	787	87.3%
Black or African American	17	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	61	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.4%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	128	21.4%
High school graduate	216	36.1%
Some college or associate's	192	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	46	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled17.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle7.7%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	281	69.7%
Carpooled	71	17.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.7%
Bicycle	31	7.7%
Worked from home	7	1.7%
Other means	2	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	182	46.0%
15 to 29 min	146	36.9%
30 to 44 min	58	14.6%
45 to 59 min	4	1.0%
60+ min	6	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 11.6% (104 of 900)

	Count	Share
Family households	253	70.1%
Nonfamily households	108	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	361	95.5%
Vacant	17	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	237	65.7%
Renter-occupied	124	34.3%

1-unit, detached66.9%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	253	66.9%
1-unit, attached	27	7.1%
2 to 4 units	37	9.8%
5 to 19 units	46	12.2%
20 or more units	7	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1869480
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.6743, -85.5765