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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The percentage of people in St. Clair Shores who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.79% of adults in St. Clair Shores 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.
