Sterling Heights, MI

About

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None of the households in Sterling Heights, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93% of the residents in Sterling Heights, MI are U.S. citizens.

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Population & Diversity

Sterling Heights, MI is home to a population of 133k people, from which 93% are citizens. As of 2023, 27.4% of Sterling Heights, MI residents were born outside of the country (36.6k people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93%

2023 Citizenship

92.4%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sterling Heights, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Michigan.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
80,580 ± N/A people
India
77,204 ± N/A people
Iraq
54,457 ± N/A people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 80,580 Michigan residents, followed by India with 77,204 and Iraq with 54,457.

Foreign-Born Population

27.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

36.6k people

27.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

37.1k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sterling Heights, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,528 ± 198
Gulf War (2001-)
546 ± 150
Gulf War (1990s)
392 ± 124

Sterling Heights, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.8 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sterling Heights, MI employs N/A people. In 2023, the largest industries in Sterling Heights, MI were Manufacturing (14,198 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (9,504 people), and Retail Trade (7,991 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($90,553), Utilities ($78,031), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($69,628).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sterling Heights, MI, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sterling Heights, MI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Michigan (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sterling Heights, MI, are Manufacturing (14,198 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (9,504 people), and Retail Trade (7,991 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sterling Heights, MI, though some of these residents may live in Sterling Heights, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,138

Median earning men ± $2,074

$35,800

Median earning women ± $1,387

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($101,038), Manufacturing ($76,407), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,983).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,760), Information ($55,720), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,348).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

Y-Axis

2.16%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 23.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

Civics

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

N/AGary Peters

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

N/AElissa Slotkin

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Michigan over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Michigan

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Michigan have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Sterling Heights, MI awarded 307 degrees. The student population of Sterling Heights, MI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 212 male students and 215 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sterling Heights, MI are Black or African American (144 and 46.9%), followed by White (139 and 45.3%), Unknown (10 and 3.26%), and Hispanic or Latino (6 and 1.95%).

Completions

Concentrations

Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor

Most Common

182 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Sterling Heights, MI was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Sterling Heights, MI according to their major.

Student Diversity

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In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 144 degrees mean that there were 1.04 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 139 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Sterling Heights, MI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Sterling Heights, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sterling Heights, MI is from Michigan.

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Michigan

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2023, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.92% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Michigan across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sterling Heights, MI have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 1.36% of the workforce in Sterling Heights, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sterling Heights, MI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Sterling Heights, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sterling Heights, MI have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sterling Heights, MI (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sterling Heights, MI is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Sterling Heights, MI has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.1% over 64 years.

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sterling Heights, MI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Sterling Heights, MI

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