97.0% of residents of Shepherd speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
94.3% of residents of Shepherd speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
66.7% of residents of Shepherd speak English at home.
33.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
92.9% of residents of Shepherd speak English at home.
7.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.2% (1,229)
Foreign born:
100.0% (11)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (4)
Foreign born:
66.7% (2)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.0% (1,218)
Foreign born:
100.0% (11)
13 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.8%
Michigan:
5.3%
Median age by place of birth - Shepherd
Place of birth - Shepherd White
Place of birth - Shepherd Black or African American
Place of birth - Shepherd Asian
Place of birth - Shepherd Two or more races
Place of birth - Shepherd White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Shepherd Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Shepherd
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Shepherd
Place of birth by age - Shepherd
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 29.2%
Now married: 56.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 10.4%
Females:
Never married: 30.0%
Now married: 46.8%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 10.8%
Divorced: 11.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
78.3% (18)
Unmarried:
21.7% (5)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
44.6% (156)
Unmarried:
55.4% (194)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 100.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (3)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 29.3%
Now married: 56.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 10.5%
Females:
Never married: 30.7%
Now married: 47.4%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 9.4%
Divorced: 12.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
78.3% (18)
Unmarried:
21.7% (5)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
44.6% (156)
Unmarried:
55.4% (194)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.0%
Now married: 70.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 23.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 76.9%
Divorced: 0.0%
Ancestries in Shepherd
German - 518 (33.7%)
Irish - 280 (18.2%)
English - 195 (12.7%)
Other - 190 (12.4%)
Polish - 85 (5.5%)
French - 79 (5.1%)
United States - 67 (4.4%)
Dutch - 41 (2.7%)
French Canadian - 36 (2.3%)
Scottish - 34 (2.2%)
Italian - 30 (2.0%)
Czech - 22 (1.4%)
Welsh - 22 (1.4%)
Scotch-Irish - 17 (1.1%)
Hungarian - 15 (1.0%)
Swiss - 10 (0.7%)
Norwegian - 8 (0.5%)
Russian - 6 (0.4%)
Danish - 5 (0.3%)
Swedish - 5 (0.3%)
Greek - 4 (0.3%)
Lithuanian - 4 (0.3%)
Slovak - 3 (0.2%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 1,173 (87.7%)
Black or African American: 12 (100.0%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 1 (16.7%)
Asian: 7 (100.0%)
Other race: 3 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 18 (100.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,155 (87.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 34 (87.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 107 (8.0%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 3 (50.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 107 (8.1%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 52 (3.9%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (33.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 49 (3.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 5 (12.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
0.8%
5.3%