Shipshewana is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 852 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shipshewana is the 349th largest community in Indiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Shipshewana, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Shipshewana, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Shipshewana’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Shipshewana does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $43,594.00.

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.

Of important note, Shipshewana is also a town of artists. Shipshewana has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Shipshewana’s character.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Shipshewana has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Shipshewana a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Shipshewana is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Shipshewana has a very low overall level of education: only 9.73% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Shipshewana in 2022 was $29,051, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,204 for a family of four. However, Shipshewana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Shipshewana is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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, English, European, Irish, and British.

The most common language spoken in Shipshewana is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and West Germanic languages.