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Sterling, MI

448 Population
1 square miles 458.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44 ±7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Arenac County: 50.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,230 ±$3,973 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Arenac County: $32,082 ±$1,022
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,563 ±$9,164 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Arenac County: $58,811 ±$1,914
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11% ±4.1% (45  ±19) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Arenac County: 11.7% † 1,749 (±1.8% / ±261)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.7 minutes ±3.9 (4,315  ±1,407) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Arenac County: 26.6 149,365 (±1.5 / ±9,638)
  • a little less than 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

155 ±29 Number of households
  • Arenac County: 6,552 ±168
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (410  ±80) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Arenac County: 2.3 14,897 (±0.1 / ±9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.7% ±5.5% (7  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Arenac County: 5.9% † 159 (±1.8% / ±49)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

186 ±34 Number of housing units
  • Arenac County: 9,554 ±55
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$89,200 ±$8,401 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arenac County: $150,600 ±$7,468
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.5% ±4.8% (42  ±22.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Arenac County: 8% † 1,193 (±1.2% / ±184.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.5% ±5% (287  ±52.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Arenac County: 88.2% 10,037 (±3% / ±343.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.6% ±8% (51  ±27.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Arenac County: 16% 1,815 (±1.3% / ±150.3)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

5.6% ±3.5% (20  ±13) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arenac County: 8.3% † 1,024 (±0.9% / ±110)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
20 Total veterans ±13 20 Male ±13 N/A Female ±11

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