St. Clair Shores is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 57,742 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, St. Clair Shores is the 25th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities, St. Clair Shores isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in St. Clair Shores are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Clair Shores is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Clair Shores who work in office and administrative support (14.09%), sales jobs (9.73%), and management occupations (9.15%). Also of interest is that St. Clair Shores has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in St. Clair Shores telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, St. Clair Shores is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.79% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in St. Clair Shores in 2022 was $40,900, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,600 for a family of four. However, St. Clair Shores contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Clair Shores is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Clair Shores home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Clair Shores residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Clair Shores include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in St. Clair Shores is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
