Demographics of Sheboygan city, Wisconsin

Sheboygan city, Wisconsin had 49,376 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −570 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sheboygan city, in four figures

49,376
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 49,645 ±92.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −570 people.; 36.8 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,927 ±$2,456
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Sheboygan city, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sheboygan city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Sheboygan city, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sheboygan city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	49,946	100.0	100.0
2021	49,589	99.3	100.2
2022	49,461	99.0	100.7
2023	49,556	99.2	101.6
2024	49,503	99.1	102.5
2025	49,376	98.9	103.1

Population of Sheboygan city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	49,946	—
2021	49,589	−357
2022	49,461	−128
2023	49,556	+95
2024	49,503	−53
2025	49,376	−127

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±1.0: for men 35.9 ±1.0 and for women 37.8 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sheboygan city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	3,101 ±313	6.2% ±0.6	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,972 ±639	18.1% ±1.3	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,490 ±484	9.0% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,080 ±732	28.4% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,347 ±651	22.9% ±1.3	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,655 ±598	15.4% ±1.2	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,927 ±$2,456, and income per person $33,174 ±$1,237, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sheboygan city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	3,207 ±482	15.0% ±2.2	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,582 ±541	21.5% ±2.5	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,423 ±586	25.4% ±2.7	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,004 ±385	14.1% ±1.8	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,165 ±410	14.8% ±1.9	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,180 ±311	5.5% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	800 ±206	3.7% ±1.0	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sheboygan city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	6,034 ±756	12.3% ±1.5	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,620 ±333	13.6% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,248 ±497	12.2% ±1.8	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,166 ±341	11.3% ±3.2	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sheboygan city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sheboygan city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	22,759 ±474	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.9% ±0.8	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.1% ±1.5	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.9% ±2.5	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.1% ±2.5	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$174,200 ±$5,076	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$924 ±$38	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±3	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sheboygan city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,401 ±443	12.9% ±0.9	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	33,942 ±700	68.4% ±1.4	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,442 ±344	2.9% ±0.7	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,500 ±385	11.1% ±0.8	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	28 to 120	0.1% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	7 to 191	< 0.1% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 104	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,138 ±458	4.3% ±0.9	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sheboygan city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	35,179 ±896	70.9% ±1.8	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,231 ±860	18.6% ±1.7	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	478 ±178	1.0% ±0.4	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,757 ±646	9.6% ±1.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,790 ±454	5.6% ±0.9	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,967 ±441	4.0% ±0.9	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Sheboygan city among the places of Wisconsin

13th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Sheboygan city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Eau Claire city	70,322 ±382
Oshkosh city	66,729 ±44
Janesville city	66,030 ±50
West Allis city	59,612 ±32
La Crosse city	51,356 ±92
Sheboygan city	49,645 ±92
Wauwatosa city	48,529 ±43
Fond du Lac city	44,494 ±31
Brookfield city	41,273 ±43
New Berlin city	40,270 ±55
Wausau city	39,996 ±84

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Sheboygan city, Wisconsin

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Wisconsin by foreign-born share
No. 9 Places in Wisconsin by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 12 Places in Wisconsin by poverty rate
No. 64 Places in Wisconsin by homeownership rate
No. 79 Places in Wisconsin by median age
No. 98 Places in Wisconsin by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026