Indiana · Census place 69480
Shipshewana, IN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Shipshewana, Indiana (Shipshewana, IN — Census place “Shipshewana town”) is 902 residents, ranking #378 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $57,679, the median home is worth $255,000 and median gross rent runs $779 a month. Looking for the Shipshewana Indiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Shipshewana, IN: 46565.
- Population
- 902Shipshewana town residents
- Median household income
- $57,679Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $255,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $779Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.7%Owner-occupied households
Shipshewana ZIP codes (Indiana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Shipshewana.
The Shipshewana IN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Shipshewana town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shipshewana town median would spend about 16.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.6% of residents and 65.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Shipshewana town, IN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Shipshewana town is a very small community in Indiana, with 902 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #378 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 61% of them. The median age here is 36.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Shipshewana town earn a median of $57,679 a year, 26.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 6% below the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 11.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Shipshewana town is valued at $255,000, 16% below the national figure and 75% above the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $779 a month, 44.6% below the national figure, or roughly $9,348 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 65.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 902 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Shipshewana town against its county rather than against national figures.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Indiana.
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- Utica town 1,017
- St. Paul town 1,019
- English town 1,025
- Shirley town 1,026
- Topeka town 1,037
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Shipshewana town?
- Shipshewana town has 902 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #378 of 976 in Indiana.
- What is the median household income in Shipshewana town?
- Median household income in Shipshewana town is $57,679 a year, 26.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Shipshewana town?
- Median gross rent is $779 a month and the median home value is $255,000, so rent absorbs about 16.2% of median household income.
- Is Shipshewana town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Shipshewana town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Shipshewana town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.