CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Shepherd

Michigan · 1,413 residents · 0.96 sq mi

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Part of the Mount Pleasant micropolitan area

The short version

Shepherd is home to 1,413 people in Michigan. The typical home is worth $45,600. Households here earn about 17% less than in Michigan as a whole. Renters pay $319 a month at the median. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. 69% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,413

−8%vs 2000

vs 1,536 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(120)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(116)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(131)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(96)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(92)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(253)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(212)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.9%(98)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(111)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(111)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(48)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(25)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,625

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,804 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,455

−41%vs 2000

vs $17,689 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,600

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $422 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.8% in 2000

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(1,458)

Black0.5%(7)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(36)

Asian0.3%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(1,389)

Black0.3%(4)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(25)

Asian0.5%(7)

Other0.9%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.7%(40)

Mexican0.9%(13)

South American0.2%(3)

Ecuadorian0.2%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(8)

Ancestry

German20.9%(305)

English17.2%(251)

Irish10.9%(159)

Norwegian4.6%(67)

Scottish4.3%(62)

American3.2%(46)

Polish2.1%(30)

Dutch1.6%(24)

French Canadian1.6%(23)

West Indian1.4%(20)

Jamaican1.4%(20)

French1%(15)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian1%(14)

Swedish0.9%(13)

Danish0.5%(7)

Subsaharan African0.5%(7)

Ethiopian0.5%(7)

Arab0.4%(6)

Lebanese0.4%(6)

British0.2%(3)

Canadian0.2%(3)

Italian0.2%(3)

Ukrainian0.2%(3)

Czech0.1%(2)

Slovak0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.2%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.3 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 13.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.7%(193)

Married48.3%(277)

Widowed5.8%(33)

Divorced12.2%(70)

Women 15+

Never married34%(214)

Married44%(277)

Widowed5.7%(36)

Divorced16.3%(103)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.3%

−11.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.0%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.8%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.7%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 74.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.6%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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