Sheboygan is a city of 49,645 people in Wisconsin. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $174,200. Density works out to 3,106 people per square mile. The average commute runs 17 minutes. Renters pay $924 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,927, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sheboygan
What changed most since 1990
White share93.0% → 68.4%(−24.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$127,444 → $174,200(+37%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.2% → 23.4%(+10.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Sheboygan's population equals 42% of Sheboygan County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 69% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 67% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.1%(506)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(495)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.4%(660)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(57)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,100 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sheboygan, decade by decade
Sheboygan population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
49,676
$66,355
$127,444
13.2%
16.5
2000
50,792
$72,986
$159,395
15.9%
33.6
2010
49,288
$61,438
$168,313
17.4%
48.0
2020
49,929
$63,133
$147,384
22.1%
61.9
2024
49,645
$62,927
$174,200
23.4%
62.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
