Sheboygan is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 49,686 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Sheboygan is the 13th largest community in Wisconsin. Sheboygan has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sheboygan is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.76% of the Sheboygan workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Sheboygan is a city of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sheboygan who work in office and administrative support (9.67%), management occupations (7.32%), and sales jobs (6.66%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.49% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sheboygan spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.75 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of Sheboygan are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.43% of adults in Sheboygan having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sheboygan in 2022 was $32,836, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,344 for a family of four. However, Sheboygan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sheboygan is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sheboygan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sheboygan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sheboygan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.58% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sheboygan include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Sheboygan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Spanish.
