Shawano

Population: 9,236
Median household income: $56,457
Median home value: $127,200

Shawano is a community in Shawano County, Wisconsin, home to 9,236 residents. Its median household income of $56,457 runs below the Shawano County figure of $67,032.

From 2019 to 2023, Shawano's population grew 2.9% from 8,974 to 9,236, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $98,900 to $127,200.

Households average 2.28 people. The median gross rent is $773.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,236
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,457
Median home value: $127,200
Median gross rent: $773
Housing units: 4,360
Homeownership rate: 57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9749,236

Median household income

$45,630$56,457

Median home value

$98,900$127,200

Median gross rent

$619$773

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,974	$45,630	$98,900	$619
2020	8,928	$48,505	$98,600	$660
2021	9,227	$50,300	$106,200	$691
2022	9,212	$54,848	$121,600	$737
2023	9,236	$56,457	$127,200	$773

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	500	5.4%
5 to 17	1,575	17.1%
18 to 24	930	10.1%
25 to 34	1,262	13.7%
35 to 44	1,297	14.0%
45 to 54	1,033	11.2%
55 to 64	898	9.7%
65 to 74	1,007	10.9%
75 and over	734	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,925	75.0%
Black or African American	121	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	989	10.7%
Asian	22	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	673	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	506	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate45.0%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	381	6.1%
High school graduate	2,804	45.0%
Some college or associate's	1,731	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	816	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	499	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means6.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,345	79.4%
Carpooled	198	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	79	1.9%
Bicycle	50	1.2%
Worked from home	292	6.9%
Other means	251	6.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,355	60.0%
15 to 29 min	943	24.0%
30 to 44 min	330	8.4%
45 to 59 min	227	5.8%
60+ min	68	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 17.0% (1,518 of 8,906)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,359	60.4%
Nonfamily households	1,549	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,908	89.6%
Vacant	452	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,257	57.8%
Renter-occupied	1,651	42.2%

1-unit, detached59.0%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units14.7%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,572	59.0%
1-unit, attached	386	8.9%
2 to 4 units	483	11.1%
5 to 19 units	643	14.7%
20 or more units	269	6.2%
Mobile home & other	7	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5572925
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 44.7779, -88.5860