Shorewood

Population: 7,679
Median household income: $172,325
Median home value: $684,500

Shorewood is a community in Hennepin County, Minnesota, home to 7,679 residents. At $172,325, its median household income sits above Hennepin County's $96,339.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shorewood's population declined 2.4% from 7,867 to 7,679, while its median home value rose 41.0% from $485,300 to $684,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,679
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $172,325
Median home value: $684,500
Median gross rent: $2,099
Housing units: 3,021
Homeownership rate: 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,8677,679

Median household income

$139,956$172,325

Median home value

$485,300$684,500

Median gross rent

$1,639$2,099

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,867	$139,956	$485,300	$1,639
2020	7,939	$146,029	$520,500	$1,614
2021	7,779	$149,792	$559,800	$1,794
2022	7,722	$163,525	$643,300	$1,707
2023	7,679	$172,325	$684,500	$2,099

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 242.5%

25 to 344.2%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6421.6%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	383	5.0%
5 to 17	1,679	21.9%
18 to 24	195	2.5%
25 to 34	326	4.2%
35 to 44	964	12.6%
45 to 54	1,075	14.0%
55 to 64	1,662	21.6%
65 to 74	877	11.4%
75 and over	518	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,920	90.1%
Black or African American	16	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	37	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	50	0.7%
Two or more races	292	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	362	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate8.7%

Some college or associate's17.3%

Bachelor's degree44.7%

Graduate or professional degree28.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	1.1%
High school graduate	474	8.7%
Some college or associate's	939	17.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,423	44.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,525	28.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone64.7%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home29.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,399	64.7%
Carpooled	85	2.3%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	42	1.1%
Bicycle	25	0.7%
Worked from home	1,106	29.8%
Other means	48	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	683	26.2%
15 to 29 min	1,129	43.4%
30 to 44 min	619	23.8%
45 to 59 min	79	3.0%
60+ min	92	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.2% (397 of 7,679)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,392	81.0%
Nonfamily households	560	19.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,952	97.7%
Vacant	69	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,774	94.0%
Renter-occupied	178	6.0%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached15.6%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,402	79.5%
1-unit, attached	470	15.6%
2 to 4 units	56	1.9%
5 to 19 units	11	0.4%
20 or more units	82	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2760016
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.31 sq mi
Water area: 2.84 sq mi
Center point: 44.9024, -93.5953