Electric companies in St. Clair County, Michigan

Q: St. Clair County, MI: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in St. Clair County, MI: 1 utility deliver power and homes pick a plan. Michigan average 19.30 cents per kWh, $119 a month at 618 kWh.

Q: St. Clair County, MI: how many homes heat with electricity?

St. Clair County, MI: 5,871 of 66,618 occupied homes, 8.8%, rank 49 of 83.

Q: St. Clair County, MI: median household income?

$69,349 in St. Clair County, MI, rank 22 of 83; 160,089 residents, 66,618 households.

Q: St. Clair County, MI: outage-linked storms since 2015?

St. Clair County, MI: 110 NWS events, peak year 2021.

Q: St. Clair County, MI: flood insurance claims since 2015?

St. Clair County, MI: 281 NFIP flood claims, $2.3M paid, 4.5 per 1,000 homes, 2.0% of homes insured.

Q: How old are the homes in St. Clair County, MI?

St. Clair County, MI: median home built 1975; 57.5% predate 1980, 79.1% detached, 6.8% in 5+ unit buildings.

Q: St. Clair County, MI: share of income for energy?

St. Clair County, MI homes spend $1,248 a year on electricity, $2,417 on all energy: 2.9% of $82,402; 8.8% for lower incomes.

St. Clair County, MI ranks 6 of 83 Michigan counties for ice storm risk, FEMA score 86.4. St. Clair County in Michigan has 160,089 residents and 1 utility listed by EIA.

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St. Clair County on the map

St. Clair County darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in St. Clair County

Utility listed for St. Clair County, MI	Type	Home accounts in Michigan
DTE Electric Company in St. Clair County, MI	Investor Owned	2,067,779

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

Outage risk in St. Clair County

St. Clair County, MI, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 110 in all, 68.7 per 100,000 residents of 160,089, rank 12 of 83 Michigan counties. Property damage in St. Clair County, MI: $30.4M.

Events by year in St. Clair County, MI

events a year, St. Clair County, MI

14'15
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11'19
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4'22
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7'24
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Events by type

events by type, St. Clair County, MI

Thunderstorm and high wind89
Winter storm and heavy snow15
Tornado3
Heat wave2
Ice storm1

St. Clair County, MI outage-linked hazards
St. Clair County, MI	FEMA	Score	Rank	Events	Peak	Damage
St. Clair County, MI, thunderstorm and high wind	Relatively High	85.8	35 of 83	89	2021 (15)	$29.3M
St. Clair County, MI, tornado	Relatively Moderate	87.2	15 of 83	3	2015 (2)	$75K
St. Clair County, MI, hurricane and tropical storm	Very Low	35.8	23 of 83	0	none	$0
St. Clair County, MI, ice storm	Relatively High	86.4	6 of 83	1	2023 (1)	$0
St. Clair County, MI, winter storm and heavy snow	Relatively Low	57.1	50 of 83	15	2016 (4)	$1.0M
St. Clair County, MI, heat wave	Relatively Low	63.8	12 of 83	2	2018 (2)	$0

ZIP codes in St. Clair County

48001
48002
48006
48014
48022
48023
48027
48028
48032
48039
48040
48041
48049
48054
48059
48060
48063
48064
48074
48079
48097

Facts about St. Clair County

Residents of St. Clair County, MI, ACS 2023: 160,08914 of 83 Michigan counties
Households in St. Clair County, MI: 66,6182.40 people each
Owner-occupied homes in St. Clair County, MI: 80.5%53,655 owner and 12,963 renter households
Median household income in St. Clair County, MI: $69,34922 of 83 Michigan counties
Housing units in St. Clair County, MI: 72,4675,849 vacant or seasonal, 8.1% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in St. Clair County, MI: 8.8%5,871 homes, 49 of 83 Michigan counties
Utilities listed for St. Clair County, MI: 11 with a home price: DTE Electric Company
ZIP areas touching St. Clair County, MI: 2148001 to 48097
Outage-linked storm events in St. Clair County, MI: 110NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in St. Clair County, MI: 57.5%median year built 1975
Flood claims in St. Clair County, MI: 281NFIP 2015 to 2025, $2.3M paid
Home energy burden in St. Clair County, MI: 2.9%$1,248 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Cost of living with electricity in St. Clair County

St. Clair County, MI: electricity $1,248 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,417, 2.9% of $82,402 income. 65,989 households in St. Clair County, MI spend about $82.4 million a year on electricity and $159.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in St. Clair County, MI ($22,781 a year) spend 8.8% of income, 3.0 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in St. Clair County, MI

% of income on energy, St. Clair County, MI

All households2.9
Lower income8.8
Owners2.8
Renters3.9
Michigan counties2.7

St. Clair County, MI home energy cost by household group
St. Clair County, MI	Homes	Income	Power	Gas	Other	Burden
St. Clair County, MI, all households	65,989	$82,402	$1,248	$1,081	$88	2.9%
St. Clair County, MI, lower income	18,640	$22,781	$1,079	$862	$60	8.8%
St. Clair County, MI, owners	52,974	$93,814	$1,352	$1,206	$107	2.8%
St. Clair County, MI, renters	13,015	$35,954	$824	$571	$13	3.9%

Housing and heating in St. Clair County

St. Clair County, MI: 41,697 of 72,467 homes were built before 1980 and 11,276 in 2000 or later. St. Clair County, MI has 57,326 detached houses, 4,895 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 4,637 mobile homes, and 12,963 of 66,618 households rent.

Age of homes in St. Clair County, MI

% of homes by decade built, St. Clair County, MI

17pre-40
740s
1150s
960s
1470s
1080s
1690s
1200s
310s
120+

Heating fuel in St. Clair County, MI

% of homes by main fuel, St. Clair County

Utility gas74.6
Propane11.3
Electricity8.8
Wood2.6
Other fuel1.1

St. Clair County, MI housing against Michigan counties
St. Clair County, MI	Value	State median	Gap	Rank
St. Clair County, MI, median year built	1975	1975	+0 years	38 of 83
St. Clair County, MI, built before 1980	57.5%	59.4%	-1.8 points	48 of 83
St. Clair County, MI, built 2000 or later	15.6%	15.0%	+0.6 points	38 of 83
St. Clair County, MI, detached houses	79.1%	79.0%	+0.1 points	41 of 83
St. Clair County, MI, apartments in 5+ unit buildings	6.8%	6.2%	+0.6 points	34 of 83
St. Clair County, MI, mobile homes	6.4%	7.4%	-1.0 points	52 of 83
St. Clair County, MI, renter households	19.5%	19.2%	+0.3 points	40 of 83
St. Clair County, MI, median home value	$213,900	$167,600	+$46,300	19 of 83
St. Clair County, MI, median gross rent a month	$999	$845	+$154	17 of 83
St. Clair County, MI, people per household	2.38	2.36	+0.02	35 of 83

Flood claims and flood insurance in St. Clair County

St. Clair County, MI: 281 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $2.3M paid, median paid claim $2,518.

1,248 of 62,457 residential structures in St. Clair County, MI carry an NFIP contract. 1,322 NFIP policies of any type were in force in St. Clair County, MI on 8 Sep 2026. St. Clair County, MI lists 73 repetitive-loss properties.

St. Clair County, MI: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in St. Clair County, MI

flood claims a year, St. Clair County, MI

0'15
<5'16
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St. Clair County, MI flood claims and flood insurance
St. Clair County, MI	Value	Median county	Rank
St. Clair County, MI, claims 2015-2025	281	—	3 of 50
St. Clair County, MI, paid 2015-2025	$2.3M	—	7 of 50
St. Clair County, MI, median paid claim	$2,518	—	—
St. Clair County, MI, claims per 1,000 homes	4.5	0.6	3 of 50
St. Clair County, MI, homes with flood insurance	2.0%	0.3%	1 of 75
St. Clair County, MI, policies in force	1,322	—	—
St. Clair County, MI, repetitive-loss properties	73	—	—

St. Clair County, MI: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

St. Clair County: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Analyst note on St. Clair County

St. Clair County, MI touches 21 ZIP areas, 48001 to 48097, about 7,623 residents each. St. Clair County, MI counts 160,089 residents in 66,618 households. Household income in St. Clair County, MI is $69,349; 53,655 of its 66,618 households own.

5,871 of the 66,618 homes in St. Clair County, MI heat with electricity. St. Clair County, MI has 72,467 housing units, 5,849 (8.1%) vacant or seasonal, and 12,963 rented homes. St. Clair County, MI logged 110 storm events for its 160,089 residents.

The median home in St. Clair County, MI dates from 1975. Homes in St. Clair County, MI pay $1,248 a year for electricity.

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Compare St. Clair County with its neighbours

Macomb County sits 22 miles southwest of St. Clair County, MI with 877,624 residents, 129 storm events, median home built 1975, energy burden 2.4%, income $76,399.
Sanilac County sits 41 miles north of St. Clair County, MI with 40,574 residents, 72 storm events, median home built 1970, energy burden 4.3%, income $59,074.
Lapeer County sits 40 miles northwest of St. Clair County, MI with 88,703 residents, 93 storm events, median home built 1978, energy burden 3.5%, income $76,228.
Oakland County sits 40 miles west of St. Clair County, MI with 1,272,294 residents, 202 storm events, median home built 1975, energy burden 1.9%, income $95,296.
Wayne County sits 45 miles southwest of St. Clair County, MI with 1,773,767 residents, 184 storm events, median home built 1956, energy burden 3.2%, income $59,521.

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Questions on St. Clair County

St. Clair County, MI: what do homes pay for electricity?