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St. Clair Shores, MI vs Portage, MI

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- Portage is 0% more densely populated than St. Clair Shores.
- People are 13.7% more likely to be married in Portage.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years younger in Portage.
 St. Clair Shores, MIPortage, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock48,767329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3738.4
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 Population - 201059,767  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock44,897285,036,114
 Population - 199068,107  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,510.693.4
 Land Area11.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 St. Clair Shores, MIPortage, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 St. Clair Shores, MIPortage, MIUnited States
 White88.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.3%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 St. Clair Shores, MIPortage, MIUnited States
 Married Population47.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.4%50.2%
 Never Married31.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households27,051  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,75480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,621  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for St. Clair Shores    3 Reviews
Rick · St. Clair Shores, MI
SCS is slowly going down hill.
Over 7 years ago

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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Nelly · Saint Clair Shores, MI
Safe but boring!
Over 11 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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jen · Grosse Pointe, MI
many choices
Over 16 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews
Darrick · Portage, MI
Kalamazoo is not that bad
Over 9 years ago

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Sally · Portage, MI
Cold winters, but they beat the summers if asthma
Over 13 years ago

Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Cher · Mattawan, MI
Nice Place to Live
Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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