Fraser vs St. Clair Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Fraser and St. Clair Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

Fraser and St. Clair Shores are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Clair Shores has the higher population (58,287 vs 14,604 in Fraser). St. Clair Shores has the higher median household income ($72,693 vs $61,118 in Fraser). St. Clair Shores has the higher median home value ($196,400 vs $193,600 in Fraser).

Population, income & housing

	Fraser	St. Clair Shores
Population	14,604	58,287
Median age	41.6 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,118	$72,693
Median home value	$193,600	$196,400
Median gross rent	$827	$1,143
Housing units	6,778	28,575
Homeownership rate	72.7%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fraser	St. Clair Shores
Population	14,580 → 14,604 (+0.2%)	59,528 → 58,287 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$59,089 → $61,118 (+3.4%)	$60,805 → $72,693 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$149,100 → $193,600 (+29.8%)	$135,800 → $196,400 (+44.6%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $827 (+6.7%)	$984 → $1,143 (+16.2%)

Fraser

Population

14,58014,604

Median household income

$59,089$61,118

Median home value

$149,100$193,600

Median gross rent

$775$827

St. Clair Shores

Population

59,52858,287

Median household income

$60,805$72,693

Median home value

$135,800$196,400

Median gross rent

$984$1,143

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fraser	St. Clair Shores
Under 5	6.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	11.7%
18 to 24	9.3%	5.9%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.5%	16.0%
65 to 74	12.4%	13.1%
75 and over	7.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fraser	St. Clair Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	88.2%
Black or African American	9.1%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fraser	St. Clair Shores
No high school diploma	9.1%	4.9%
High school graduate	29.2%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fraser	St. Clair Shores
Drove alone	79.9%	78.8%
Carpooled	3.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.6%
Walked	1.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.2%	12.3%
Other means	1.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fraser	St. Clair Shores
1-unit, detached	63.5%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	13.7%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	7.4%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Fraser	St. Clair Shores
Poverty rate	10.4%	7.7%
Average household size	2.22	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1972	1957