Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.19 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Shawano does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Shawano are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.10% of adults in Shawano having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Shawano in 2022 was $30,383, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,532 for a family of four. However, Shawano contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Shawano is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shawano home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shawano residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Shawano include German, Irish, Polish, Swedish, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Shawano is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
