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Highlights
- St. Clair Shores is 0% more densely populated than Mount Pleasant.
- People are 101.9% more likely to be married in St. Clair Shores.
- The Median Age is 21.2 years older in St. Clair Shores.
 Mount Pleasant, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock59,046329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.938.4
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 Population - 201026,025  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,096285,036,114
 Population - 199023,285  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now4.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,058.393.4
 Land Area7.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mount Pleasant, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2029.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 546.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Mount Pleasant, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 White80.6%  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 Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mount Pleasant, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Married Population23.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married65.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed2.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.172.60
 Households7,251  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,43080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,211  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mount Pleasant    8 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Mt. Pleasant is the home to Central Michigan University. Much of its economy is tied to the University or the casino. The rest is just service jobs for college students  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lived in Mount Pleasant for two years. I could not find a job. I wasn't a student at the local college nor a member of the reservation that Mount Pleasant is on. I have  More

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As a citizen of Mount Pleasant for nearly ten years, I have seen it grow considerably, particularly in the last five years. Home of Central Michigan University, it's  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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