Shorewood

Population: 13,682
Median household income: $89,135
Median home value: $423,600

Shorewood, a community in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, has 13,682 residents. At $89,135, its median household income sits above Milwaukee County's $62,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shorewood's population grew 2.9% from 13,290 to 13,682, while its median home value rose 25.2% from $338,400 to $423,600.

59.9% of workers drive to work alone. 37.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,682
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $89,135
Median home value: $423,600
Median gross rent: $1,291
Housing units: 6,970
Homeownership rate: 47.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,29013,682

Median household income

$74,745$89,135

Median home value

$338,400$423,600

Median gross rent

$1,004$1,291

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,290	$74,745	$338,400	$1,004
2020	13,248	$75,779	$352,600	$1,002
2021	13,734	$81,016	$357,000	$1,054
2022	13,707	$87,161	$391,200	$1,214
2023	13,682	$89,135	$423,600	$1,291

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	924	6.8%
5 to 17	1,680	12.3%
18 to 24	1,199	8.8%
25 to 34	2,275	16.6%
35 to 44	1,858	13.6%
45 to 54	1,637	12.0%
55 to 64	1,872	13.7%
65 to 74	1,391	10.2%
75 and over	846	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,053	80.8%
Black or African American	317	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	817	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	106	0.8%
Two or more races	731	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	651	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate7.5%

Some college or associate's12.6%

Bachelor's degree35.8%

Graduate or professional degree42.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	138	1.4%
High school graduate	745	7.5%
Some college or associate's	1,242	12.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,538	35.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4,216	42.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone59.9%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit3.7%

Walked8.2%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home21.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,729	59.9%
Carpooled	363	4.6%
Public transit	293	3.7%
Walked	644	8.2%
Bicycle	139	1.8%
Worked from home	1,681	21.3%
Other means	50	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,819	29.3%
15 to 29 min	2,811	45.2%
30 to 44 min	1,133	18.2%
45 to 59 min	208	3.3%
60+ min	247	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 13.4% (1,836 of 13,682)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,327	49.7%
Nonfamily households	3,368	50.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,695	96.1%
Vacant	275	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,193	47.7%
Renter-occupied	3,502	52.3%

1-unit, detached37.5%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units22.2%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units24.7%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,611	37.5%
1-unit, attached	352	5.1%
2 to 4 units	1,547	22.2%
5 to 19 units	724	10.4%
20 or more units	1,725	24.7%
Mobile home & other	11	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5573725
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0913, -87.8867