Saint Clair Shores, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Saint Clair Shores, MI: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 59,678. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SAINT-CLAIR-SHORES-MI · Saint Clair Shores, MI 3 ZIPs · 59,678 pop · #11262/25278 · Macomb County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $74,600
  • RANK-MID #11262/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clinton Township
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-SMALL 59,678
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 48080→48081
  • HOME-MID $210,667

Nearest income peer: Clinton Township, MI ( $716 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Saint Clair Shores

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Saint Clair Shores on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Saint Clair Shores, MI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
59,678
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,600
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 48080 (22,494 residents). Household income $74,600 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Saint Clair Shores as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Potterville is the closest lower-income city and Chassell the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Saint Clair Shores.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Saint Clair Shores differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Saint Clair Shores: $66,986 in ZIP 48080 to $82,009 in 48081. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

48080 to 48081

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

48080 to 48081

Poverty-rate spread
5.3 points

48081 to 48080

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Saint Clair Shores residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Saint Clair Shores: the largest, 48080, is only about 38% of 59,678 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Saint Clair Shores

Citywide ZBP: 1,252 establishments, 13,485 employees , annual payroll $666,643k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48080 (628 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (261) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Saint Clair Shores, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Macomb County, which covers 37 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Saint Clair Shores. See the Macomb County roll-up →

Saint Clair Shores lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Macomb County: Sterling Heights, Macomb and Utica earn more and Warren, Roseville and Eastpointe earn less. Macomb marks the far end of that range at $122,262, 64% above Saint Clair Shores.

Side-by-side: Compare 48080 vs 48081 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48080 22,494 $66,986 628 1,965
48081 20,635 $82,009 400 2,026
48082 16,549 $74,806 224 1,938

Saint Clair Shores roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Saint Clair Shores, .