Shorewood is a city of 13,627 people in Wisconsin. 76% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. There are 8,570 people per square mile. The average commute runs 21 minutes. 9% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,726, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
76% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shorewood
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate6.3% → 14.3%(+8.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median age36.5 → 38.6(+2.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree54.0% → 75.6%(+21.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)24.7%(101)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(92)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.4%(108)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 409 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
Shorewood, decade by decade
Shorewood 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
14,116
$82,603
$271,928
54.0%
10.1
2000
13,763
$86,026
$316,057
62.9%
23.8
2010
13,162
$85,870
$427,687
65.3%
32.1
2020
13,859
$91,847
$427,365
76.3%
46.2
2024
13,627
$86,726
$443,700
75.6%
47.9
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.
