Shipshewana is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 855 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%). One of the benefits of Shipshewana is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.19 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. As is often the case in a small town, Shipshewana doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Shipshewana has a very low overall level of education: only 9.97% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. 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.
