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- St. Clair Shores is 0% more densely populated than Lake Orion.
- People are 12.0% less likely to be married in St. Clair Shores.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years older in St. Clair Shores.
 Lake Orion, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock59,046329,725,481
 Female Population55.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.938.4
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 Population - 20103,040  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,096285,036,114
 Population - 19903,057  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now4.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,058.393.4
 Land Area0.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Orion, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Orion, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 White92.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.4%12.2%
 Asian2.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Orion, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Married Population53.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married26.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed8.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.172.60
 Households1,218  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,43080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children42.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households520  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children0.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lake Orion, like many Michigan cities has a lot of beauty to it, obviously including the lakes, which there are several big and many small. I grew up here and if I  More

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We moved here from Ky 2 years ago. I absolutely love it, and outside of a job transfer, will never leave. The schools are exceptional, some of the highest test scores in  More

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Over 19 years ago

We moved to Lake Orion three years ago from California and have been really pleased with this area. The people are very friendly and have embraced us well. Lake Orion is  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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