With 58,140 people, St. Clair Shores is a city in Michigan. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 43.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Density works out to 4,977 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 4%. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $210,700.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 6%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about St. Clair Shores
What changed most since 1990
Population68,107 → 58,140(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$166,085 → $210,700(+27%)US over the same years: +67%
White share98.1% → 87.4%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)24.6%(729)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.3%(452)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.5%(901)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.1%(328)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(55)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,958 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
St. Clair Shores, decade by decade
St. Clair Shores 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
68,107
$88,632
$166,085
13.7%
4.8
2000
63,096
$89,347
$223,153
18.1%
9.9
2010
59,715
$75,319
$198,379
22.6%
20.3
2020
58,874
$76,280
$175,140
26.5%
33.7
2024
58,140
$73,500
$210,700
29.7%
28.9
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.
