Frankenmuth vs Shields

A side-by-side comparison of Frankenmuth and Shields: population, income, housing, and more.

Frankenmuth and Shields are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shields has the higher population (7,276 vs 5,108 in Frankenmuth). Frankenmuth has the higher median household income ($84,583 vs $83,986 in Shields). Frankenmuth has the higher median home value ($277,600 vs $173,300 in Shields).

Population, income & housing

	Frankenmuth	Shields
Population	5,108	7,276
Median age	51.8 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$84,583	$83,986
Median home value	$277,600	$173,300
Median gross rent	$814	$937
Housing units	2,661	3,211
Homeownership rate	69.1%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.9%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frankenmuth	Shields
Population	5,274 → 5,108 (-3.1%)	5,945 → 7,276 (+22.4%)
Median household income	$62,427 → $84,583 (+35.5%)	$61,250 → $83,986 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$190,700 → $277,600 (+45.6%)	$125,200 → $173,300 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $814 (+21.1%)	$770 → $937 (+21.7%)

Frankenmuth

Population

5,2745,108

Median household income

$62,427$84,583

Median home value

$190,700$277,600

Median gross rent

$672$814

Shields

Population

5,9457,276

Median household income

$61,250$83,986

Median home value

$125,200$173,300

Median gross rent

$770$937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Frankenmuth	Shields
Under 5	5.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.7%	13.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	5.3%
35 to 44	7.9%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.7%	15.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	16.2%
75 and over	14.6%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frankenmuth	Shields
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	89.9%
Black or African American	4.3%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frankenmuth	Shields
No high school diploma	1.2%	7.1%
High school graduate	23.5%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	16.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frankenmuth	Shields
Drove alone	76.5%	86.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	7.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frankenmuth	Shields
1-unit, detached	62.0%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	10.5%
20 or more units	15.6%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Frankenmuth	Shields
Poverty rate	3.6%	13.2%
Average household size	2.06	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1976	1976