About Shorewood Hills

Shorewood Hills is a very small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 1,664 people and just one neighborhood, Shorewood Hills is the 320th largest community in Wisconsin.

Shorewood Hills is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 94.79% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Shorewood Hills is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shorewood Hills who work in teaching (28.08%), healthcare (14.36%), and management occupations (10.55%).

Also of interest is that Shorewood Hills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Shorewood Hills is also a village of artists. Shorewood Hills has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Shorewood Hills's character.

A relatively large number of people in Shorewood Hills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.70% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

For a small village, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Shorewood Hills. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Shorewood Hills.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Shorewood Hills is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Shorewood Hills is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Shorewood Hills a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Shorewood Hills has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Shorewood Hills's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the benefits of Shorewood Hills is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.97 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Even though Shorewood Hills is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Shorewood Hills Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Shorewood Hills, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Shorewood Hills is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 81.85% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Shorewood Hills in 2000 was $57,328, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $229,312 for a family of four. However, Shorewood Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Shorewood Hills home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Shorewood Hills is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Shorewood Hills include German, English, Irish, Russian, Norwegian, Scottish, French, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Shorewood Hills is English. Some people also speak Spanish.