What percentage of people rent in St. Clair Shores, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in St. Clair Shores, MI, 2020–2024
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16.9% (±1.3 points) of the occupied homes in St. Clair Shores, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,611 renting households against 22,716 that own their home.

In St. Clair Shores, the share of households that rent went from 19.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.9% (±1.3 points)
Renting households: 4,611 (±364)
Median renter income: $52,326 (±$6,702)

Who rents and who owns in St. Clair Shores

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	St. Clair Shores	Macomb County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.9% (±1.3 points)	25.0% (±0.6 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,611 (±364)	89,612 (±2,046)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	22,716 (±542)	269,056 (±2,098)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,326 (±$6,702)	$47,834 (±$1,685)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,053 (±$3,491)	$91,083 (±$1,275)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In St. Clair Shores, the renter share is lower than in Macomb County (25.0%).

It is also lower than in Michigan (26.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Macomb County, St. Clair Shores ranks 17 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 474 of 1,520.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in St. Clair Shores has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	19.1% (±1.3 points)	16.9% (±1.3 points)	−2.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$984 (±$52)	$1,183 (±$76)	+20.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,805 (±$1,791)	$73,500 (±$2,293)	+20.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near St. Clair Shores

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with St. Clair Shores
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
St. Clair Shores	—	16.9% (±1.3 points)	—
Roseville	2.5 mi	34.4% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores	3.1 mi	1.9% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Eastpointe	3.4 mi	29.7% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Grosse Pointe Woods	3.7 mi	10.2% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Fraser	4.2 mi	26.7% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Harper Woods	4.2 mi	32.9% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Grosse Pointe Farms	6.6 mi	3.4% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Warren	6.8 mi	28.9% (±1.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (1.9%), Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (10.2%), Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (3.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Roseville, MI (34.4%), Eastpointe, MI (29.7%), Fraser, MI (26.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Macomb County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Shelby Charter Township	25.7% (±2.1 points)
12	Sterling Heights	24.2% (±1.4 points)
13	Richmond	23.4% (±10.1 points)
14	Lenox Township	20.1% (±6.1 points)
15	Washington Charter Township	18.7% (±3.1 points)
16	Chesterfield Township	17.7% (±2.4 points)
17	St. Clair Shores	16.9% (±1.3 points)
18	New Baltimore	16.2% (±5.6 points)
19	Ray Township	13.5% (±10.1 points)
20	Macomb Township	8.6% (±1.6 points)
21	Bruce Township (Macomb County)	7.1% (±3.0 points)
22	Armada Township	6.8% (±2.6 points)
23	Richmond Township (Macomb County)	4.5% (±4.0 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Macomb County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about St. Clair Shores

How many renters are there in St. Clair Shores?

St. Clair Shores has an estimated 4,611 (±364) renting households, 16.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in St. Clair Shores?

In St. Clair Shores, the share of households that rent went from 19.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in St. Clair Shores?

A renting household in St. Clair Shores has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in St. Clair Shores?

The median renting household in St. Clair Shores, MI has an income of $52,326 (±$6,702) a year, against $80,053 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for St. Clair Shores city, Michigan (place:70760, in state:26).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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