Shipshewana’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Shipshewana spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.19 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
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.
