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St. Clair County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of St. Clair County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

St. Clair County, MI is a largely blue-collar county of 160,308 residents along the Lake Huron shoreline, with a workforce where 92.1% hold a high school diploma but only 20.3% have a bachelor's degree, and median worker earnings of $40,023 keep labor costs relatively low. Labor force participation stands at 60.4% with a 6.4% unemployment rate, reflecting a moderately tight but cost-accessible labor pool. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $213,900 and median gross rent of $999/month—and the county's 80.8% homeownership rate and near-flat population growth (+0.3% over five years) point to a stable, established residential base with limited in-migration pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

160,308

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$71,270

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.3% since 2018

St. Clair County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone146,136 (91.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,988 (3.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,491 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,709 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,746 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone865 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,664
  2. 2.Other Indo-European563
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic420
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic356
  5. 5.Arabic241

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

9,016

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,380

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance15,623
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)15,325
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)9,016
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services6,535
  5. 5.Construction (Group)6,069

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations24,173
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations15,157
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations14,129
  4. 4.Service Occupations13,481
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations8,752

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.00×)14,837
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.20×)6,191
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.14×)4,007
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.03×)3,635
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)8,340

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$213,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$999/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9998,934 (16.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9998,390 (15.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,981 (10.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,758 (8.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,624 (8.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9994,479 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,023

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone59,272 (79.9%)
  • Carpooled6,493 (8.8%)
  • Worked At Home5,728 (7.7%)
  • Walked843 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit811 (1.1%)
  • Other482 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.