Michigan · Census place 73560
Shields CDP, MI
Quick answer
Shields CDP has 7,276 residents, ranking #139 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $83,986, the median home is worth $173,300 and median gross rent runs $937 a month.
- Population
- 7,276Shields CDP residents
- Median household income
- $83,986Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $173,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $937Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shields CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shields CDP median would spend about 13.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.2% of residents and 83.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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