Shipshewana is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 854 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shipshewana is the 349th largest community in Indiana. Shipshewana real estate is some of the most expensive in Indiana, although Shipshewana house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.When you are in Shipshewana, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 48.28% of Shipshewana’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Shipshewana is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shipshewana who work in sales jobs (11.44%), office and administrative support (10.76%), and management occupations (5.49%). Overall, Shipshewana’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.19 minutes getting to work every day. Shipshewana is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Shipshewana have a very low rate of college education: just 9.97% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Shipshewana in 2022 was $37,423, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,692 for a family of four. However, Shipshewana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Shipshewana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shipshewana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shipshewana include German, European, English, Irish, and Swiss. The most common language spoken in Shipshewana is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and West Germanic languages.
