With 1,457 people, Shepherd is a city in Michigan. This skews young, with a median age of 32.9. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $157,000, having more than doubled since 2000. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $789 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,156, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shepherd
What changed most since 1990
White share97.2% → 85.9%(−11.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shepherd's population equals 2.3% of Isabella County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.5%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.1%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.8%(21)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 57 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Shepherd, decade by decade
Shepherd population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,413
$61,502
$109,443
16.1%
6.9
2000
1,536
$74,331
$149,558
26.0%
12.3
2010
1,515
$58,892
$151,625
22.0%
17.0
2020
1,469
$68,557
$151,505
26.5%
22.9
2024
1,457
$70,156
$157,000
26.6%
31.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
