Shorewood, WI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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83%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

37%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shorewood	Wisconsin	National
Income per capita	$54,522	$29,253	$29,829
Median household income	$75,779	$54,610	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$136,129	$69,544	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$45,150	$31,736	$35,192
Median earnings male	$60,580	$37,342	$36,919
Median earnings female	$44,789	$25,818	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.7%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.1%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shorewood is 83% higher than the national average
The median household income in Shorewood is 37% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shorewood is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Shorewood is 20% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,514 $75,779 $151,558

City

$36,403 $54,610 $109,220

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Shorewood median earnings by income bracket

Shorewood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.1%	5.1%
Manufacturing sector	11.9%	11.9%
Financial & insurance services	6.4%	6.4%
Wholesale & retail services	9.2%	9.2%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.4%	4.4%
Education, health & social services	28.5%	28.5%
Other	28.6%	28.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
River Hills, WI	1,441	$150,682	172.4%
Whitefish Bay, WI	13,890	$129,331	133.8%
Mequon, WI	24,357	$128,403	132.1%
Elm Grove, WI	6,156	$112,500	103.4%
Brookfield, WI	38,626	$107,380	94.1%
Shorewood, WI	13,248	$75,779	37.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Western Springs, IL	13,247	$184,412	233.3%
Bedford, IN	13,246	$42,893	22.5%
Richmond Hill, GA	13,250	$72,033	30.2%
Bellefontaine, OH	13,250	$51,307	7.3%
McFarland, CA	13,244	$36,586	33.9%
Shorewood, WI	13,248	$75,779	37.0%

Source: The Shorewood, WI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).