Sheboygan

Population & Demographics

Sheboygan, WI

Sheboygan is home to 49,645 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,916 resident workers commute each day.

WisconsinCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
49,645
people
Population

49,645 residents

Median age 36.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Sheboygan population & demographics

Who lives in Sheboygan — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
49,645
Median age
36.8yrs
Median household income
$62,927
Median home value
$174,200
Median gross rent
$924/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.4%
Poverty rate
12.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Sheboygan

How Sheboygan breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White68.4%
Hispanic or Latino12.9%
Asian11.1%
Two or more races4.3%
Black2.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Some other race0.1%

Race across Sheboygan

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Sheboygan.

Sheboygan at a glance
Employed Residents
23,916
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
37.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Kohler
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Sheboygan proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Sheboygan commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

83
Commute Score

83 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Sheboygan

23,916 commutes, one dot at a time

Sheboygan

Where 23,916 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Sheboygan, by worker count.

1Sheboygan0.0 mi9,070
2Kohler2.7 mi1,773
3Plymouth12.2 mi1,203
4Sheboygan Falls4.9 mi1,142
5Milwaukee49.3 mi783
6Oostburg9.2 mi352
7Manitowoc24.1 mi335
8Madison96.0 mi320

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Sheboygan.

1Sheboygan0.0 mi9,070
2Sheboygan Falls4.9 mi1,085
3Milwaukee49.3 mi622
4Plymouth12.2 mi589
5Manitowoc24.1 mi586
6Howards Grove7.3 mi348
7Kohler2.7 mi339
8Oostburg9.2 mi290

Top industries

The sectors that employ Sheboygan’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing21.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.1%
FIFinance and Insurance10.2%
RTRetail Trade10.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.3%
EDEducational Services4.9%
COConstruction3.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Sheboygan

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps91%
5 Gbps91%
8 Gbps41%
See all internet providers in Sheboygan

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