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Harper Woods, MI vs St. Clair Shores, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in St. Clair Shores, is 23% more than it is in Harper Woods and is 5% below the National Average.
- Harper Woods unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- St. Clair Shores unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Harper Woods, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,612  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,747$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,776  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Harper Woods, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Harper Woods, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.9%13.1%
Reviews for Harper Woods    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

We have a very good day time local transportation system using mini busses in two programs. The PAATTS program allows us to hire a ride to a specific address for a fare  More

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Reviews for St. Clair Shores    3 Reviews

I have lived in SCS since 2002. In that time SCS is slowly doing down hill. SCS have three school districts and for a city of its size that's two too many. The  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, the city is clean, nice and safe. However, if you are in your 20s, you will hate St. Clair Shores. There is pretty much nothing to do here, and the population  More

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Over 17 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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