St. Clair Shores, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	St. Clair Shores	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$53,017	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$91,979	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$103,371	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$64,257	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,781	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,229	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.2%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in St. Clair Shores is 18% higher than the national average
The median household income in St. Clair Shores is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in St. Clair Shores is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in St. Clair Shores is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,313 $91,979 $183,958

City

$49,461 $74,200 $148,400

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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St. Clair Shores median earnings by income bracket

St. Clair Shores employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.7%	10.7%
Manufacturing sector	24.5%	24.5%
Financial & insurance services	7.1%	7.1%
Wholesale & retail services	12.8%	12.8%
Public administration	5.0%	5.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	7.8%	7.8%
Other	26.6%	26.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI	2,877	$258,120	217.4%
Huntington Woods, MI	6,528	$221,883	172.8%
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI	9,340	$211,436	160.0%
Grosse Pointe Park, MI	11,521	$186,154	128.9%
Pleasant Ridge, MI	2,661	$185,547	128.1%
St. Clair Shores, MI	60,856	$91,979	13.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fountainebleau, FL	60,828	$77,182	5.1%
Vineland, NJ	60,891	$83,096	2.2%
Brookline, MA	60,923	$171,469	110.8%
Corvallis, OR	60,773	$83,610	2.8%
Porterville, CA	61,051	$66,553	18.2%
St. Clair Shores, MI	60,856	$91,979	13.1%

Source: The St. Clair Shores, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.