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Traverse City, MI vs St. Clair Shores, MI

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Highlights
- St. Clair Shores is 0% more densely populated than Traverse City.
- People are 11.2% more likely to be married in St. Clair Shores.
- The Median Age is 3.5 years older in St. Clair Shores.
 Traverse City, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock59,046329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.938.4
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 Population - 201014,709  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,096285,036,114
 Population - 199015,155  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,058.393.4
 Land Area8.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Traverse City, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Traverse City, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 White89.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.4%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Traverse City, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married35.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.172.60
 Households6,844  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,43080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,337  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  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 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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Over 16 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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