Shawano County, Wisconsin

23 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 40,927
Median household income: $67,032
Median home value: $179,100

Home to 40,927 residents, Shawano County is one of Wisconsin's counties. 23 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $67,032 is below the Wisconsin median ($75,670).

From 2019 to 2023, Shawano County's population held roughly steady from 40,904 to 40,927, while its median household income rose 18.6% from $56,531 to $67,032.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.4% of the population. 79.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,927
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $67,032
Median home value: $179,100
Median gross rent: $777
Housing units: 20,430
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,90440,927

Median household income

$56,531$67,032

Median home value

$136,700$179,100

Median gross rent

$629$777

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,904	$56,531	$136,700	$629
2020	40,813	$57,322	$141,300	$656
2021	40,836	$59,767	$147,600	$693
2022	40,848	$65,493	$166,900	$740
2023	40,927	$67,032	$179,100	$777

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,176	5.3%
5 to 17	6,529	16.0%
18 to 24	2,764	6.8%
25 to 34	4,256	10.4%
35 to 44	4,509	11.0%
45 to 54	5,124	12.5%
55 to 64	6,630	16.2%
65 to 74	5,216	12.7%
75 and over	3,723	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,943	85.4%
Black or African American	239	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,505	6.1%
Asian	228	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	131	0.3%
Two or more races	1,618	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,263	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,080	7.1%
High school graduate	12,770	43.3%
Some college or associate's	9,099	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,778	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,731	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,436	79.7%
Carpooled	1,176	6.1%
Public transit	12	0.1%
Walked	567	2.9%
Bicycle	71	0.4%
Worked from home	1,771	9.1%
Other means	330	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,602	37.5%
15 to 29 min	5,438	30.9%
30 to 44 min	3,154	17.9%
45 to 59 min	1,415	8.0%
60+ min	983	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 11.0% (4,404 of 40,164)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,972	65.0%
Nonfamily households	5,909	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,881	82.6%
Vacant	3,549	17.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,270	78.6%
Renter-occupied	3,611	21.4%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,240	79.5%
1-unit, attached	518	2.5%
2 to 4 units	902	4.4%
5 to 19 units	1,008	4.9%
20 or more units	376	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1,386	6.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 55115
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 893 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 44.7896, -88.7558