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Sterling Heights city, Macomb County, MI

134,343 Population
36.4 square miles 3,685.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±2.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Macomb County: 41.4 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,021 ±$2,905 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Macomb County: $40,772 ±$1,236
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,102 ±$6,191 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Macomb County: $77,702 ±$2,464
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.7% ±3.7% (16,979  ±4,968) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Macomb County: 11% † 96,094 (±1.1% / ±9,548)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.7 minutes ±1.2 (1,286,115  ±40,794) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in Macomb County: 26.3 9,637,445 (±0.1 / ±119,150)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

50,849 ±2,455 Number of households
  • Macomb County: 362,586 ±2,275
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (133,443  ±52) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Macomb County: 2.4 878,871 (±0 / ±91)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.1% ±2.8% (1,861  ±861) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Macomb County: 5.2% † 10,414 (±0.9% / ±1,762)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

52,198 ±2,577 Number of housing units
  • Macomb County: 376,721 ±80
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$287,600 ±$6,925 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Macomb County: $266,500 ±$4,585
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8% ±2.3% (10,629  ±2,991) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Macomb County: 9.4% † 82,013 (±1.1% / ±9,304.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85.8% ±4.4% (82,063  ±5,068.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Macomb County: 90.6% 577,688 (±2.1% / ±13,077.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.7% ±2.8% (27,427  ±2,806.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Macomb County: 28.3% 180,300 (±1.2% / ±7,622.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

25.4% ±2.8% (34,093  ±3,802) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Macomb County: 12.5% 110,780
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.8% ±1.2% (4,096  ±1,235) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Macomb County: 5.1% 35,742 (±0.3% / ±2,427)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,096 Total veterans ±1,235 3,290 Male ±918 806 Female ±753

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