Canada Shores, MI Demographics

Population 399 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Canada Shores

Household size in Canada Shores

Household size, people per household
PeriodCanada ShoresMichiganU.S.
2006–102.472.582.68
2010–142.112.582.73
2015–192.232.532.71
2020–242.272.512.65
Change−0.19−0.06−0.03
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Households in Canada Shores are small: just 2.27 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.47, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Canada Shores

Median age, years
PeriodCanada ShoresMichiganU.S.
2006–1052.238.937.7
2010–1456.440.138.6
2015–1956.241.039.6
2020–2453.441.340.1
Change+1.2+2.4+2.3
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With a median age of 53.4, Canada Shores is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Canada Shores

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodCanada ShoresMichiganU.S.
2006–108.3%11.3%12.3%
2010–143.2%11.5%12.3%
2015–193.3%10.9%11.6%
2020–245.4%10.7%11.6%
Change−2.9 pts−0.6 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Canada Shores: 5.4% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Canada Shores

Renters in Canada Shores

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodCanada ShoresMichiganU.S.
2006–106.4%25.8%33.3%
2010–148.1%28.5%35.6%
2015–195.4%28.8%36.0%
2020–2412.2%26.8%34.8%
Change+5.8 pts+1.0 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 12.2% of households in Canada Shores rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About half of owners (51.0%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Canada Shores

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodCanada ShoresMichiganU.S.
2006–1051.0%13.0%11.4%
2010–1449.7%13.0%11.4%
2015–1948.1%11.9%11.1%
2020–2456.4%10.2%9.6%
Change+5.4 pts−2.8 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Canada Shores: 56.4% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Canada Shores

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodCanada ShoresMichiganU.S.
2006–10197719691974
2010–14198319701975
2015–19198119711977
2020–24197719721980
Change−0+3+6
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The typical home in Canada Shores was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Michigan overall, where the median home dates to 1972.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Canada Shores

Rent, per month
PeriodCanada ShoresMichiganU.S.
2006–10$785$833$965
2010–14$806$886$1,040
2015–19$771$978$1,213
2020–24$902$1,228$1,571
Change+$118+$395+$606
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Rent in Canada Shores runs $902 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 27.2% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Canada Shores

Bachelor's degrees in Canada Shores

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodCanada ShoresMichiganU.S.
2006–1020.5%26.1%28.4%
2010–1428.8%27.1%29.6%
2015–1928.2%29.5%32.1%
2020–2434.3%32.7%35.6%
Change+13.7 pts+6.6 pts+7.2 pts
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About a third of adults 25 and older in Canada Shores (34.3%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, close to the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Canada Shores

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodCanada ShoresMichiganU.S.
2006–1092.0%88.3%84.9%
2010–1494.5%89.3%86.1%
2015–1995.7%90.7%87.7%
2020–2490.7%91.8%89.3%
Change−1.3 pts+3.5 pts+4.3 pts
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About as many adults in Canada Shores have finished high school as nationally: 90.7%, against 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Canada Shores

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodCanada ShoresMichiganU.S.
2006–1010.4%11.5%8.1%
2010–145.2%11.7%9.4%
2015–194.0%6.1%5.6%
2020–242.3%5.9%5.4%
Change−8.1 pts−5.7 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Canada Shores has been low: just 2.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Canada Shores compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Canada Shores2.2753.45.4%12.2%56.4%1977$90234.3%90.7%2.3%
Kinderhook2.5051.63.4%3.8%38.8%1969$77826.0%86.8%1.8%
Crystal Beach2.6247.43.0%10.9%27.0%1977$81817.3%87.3%3.5%
Fremont2.2149.38.1%15.6%22.3%1984$89928.3%94.5%8.7%
Montgomery3.7428.66.8%10.9%18.4%1965$84410.0%72.1%4.4%
East Gilead2.3941.66.3%14.0%30.6%1965$90620.4%84.9%2.5%
Clear Lake2.7448.98.1%12.0%50.7%1978$1,65132.4%96.6%31.7%
Nevada Mills2.2155.19.9%4.2%46.4%1990$98831.5%92.5%0.0%
West Kinderhook2.3139.99.3%19.7%11.9%1986$1,14524.6%93.8%7.9%
Coldwater2.6042.612.7%27.8%15.7%1962$98317.5%89.7%7.2%
Quincy2.5741.57.0%17.9%17.3%1965$93519.2%87.7%3.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Canada Shores. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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