It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Shorewood has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Shorewood has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Shorewood than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Shorewood may be for you.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Shorewood spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 0.00 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Shorewood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Shorewood ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 0.00% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Shorewood in 2018 was $0, which is low income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $0 for a family of four.

Shorewood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shorewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shorewood residents report their race to be Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Shorewood include Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.

The most common language spoken in Shorewood is Russian. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Scandinavian languages.