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Sterling Heights, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $272,900 (it was $157,800 in 2000)
Sterling Heights:

$272,900
Michigan:

$224,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $214,300 - $348,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $321,142
Here:

$321,142
State:

$280,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $223,277
Here:

$223,277
State:

$239,520

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $214,226
Here:

$214,226
State:

$207,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $220,902
Here:

$220,902
State:

$192,733

Mobile homes: $45,332
Here:

$45,332
State:

$72,868

Total population: 131,741 (Urban population: 124,471, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 51,797 (49,804 occupied: 38,015 owner occupied, 11,789 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

24%
State:

27%

Housing density: 1,414 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $213,439.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,056 (lower quartile is $838, upper quartile is $1,457)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,102


Median gross rent in Sterling Heights, MI in 2022: $1,173

Housing units in Sterling Heights with a mortgage: 24,874 (2,276 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,947 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,224

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $104,872

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $68,254

Median monthly housing costs: $1,216

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Sterling Heights, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1976

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship:

Households: 132,554
  • Male householders: 25,850 (5,220 living alone), Female householders: 23,954 (7,226 living alone)
  • 28,764 spouses (28,677 opposite-sex spouses), 2,423 unmarried partners, (2,342 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 38,919 children (36,945 natural, 648 adopted, 1,326 stepchildren), 1,672 grandchildren, 2,740 brothers or sisters, 3,749 parents, 388 foster children, 1,520 other relatives, 1,827 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 748

Size of family households: 13,815 2-persons, 9,240 3-persons, 7,463 4-persons, 2,663 5-persons, 2,110 6-persons, 432 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,446 1-person, 1,311 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 239 4-persons.

20,994 married couples with children.
3,488 single-parent households (1,533 men, 1,955 women).

65.6% of residents of Sterling Heights speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
10.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
19.3% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 35,232 (26.6%)
(74.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sterling Heights, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sterling Heights, Michigan
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1871 bedroom
  • 4,6812 bedrooms
  • 21,4473 bedrooms
  • 10,4504 bedrooms
  • 1,2505+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling Heights, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling Heights, Michigan
  • 340no bedroom
  • 5,4301 bedroom
  • 3,5102 bedrooms
  • 1,6743 bedrooms
  • 8354 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling Heights in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling Heights in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,359no vehicle
  • 9,0281 vehicle
  • 17,6432 vehicles
  • 5,4813 vehicles
  • 3,4474 vehicles
  • 1,0575+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling Heights in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling Heights in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,039no vehicle
  • 6,4371 vehicle
  • 2,6862 vehicles
  • 2953 vehicles
  • 3324 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sterling Heights, Michigan
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sterling Heights, Michigan
  • 01 room
  • 1502 rooms
  • 6393 rooms
  • 2,7084 rooms
  • 6,7925 rooms
  • 10,1716 rooms
  • 6,3467 rooms
  • 5,3018 rooms
  • 5,9089+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling Heights, Michigan
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling Heights, Michigan
  • 3401 room
  • 9422 rooms
  • 4,1143 rooms
  • 2,7254 rooms
  • 1,2865 rooms
  • 1,4876 rooms
  • 5947 rooms
  • 1978 rooms
  • 1049+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Sterling Heights, MI
  • Sterling Heights, MI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Sterling Heights, MI in 2022
  • 2,560Less than $10,000
  • 2,545$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,257$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,488$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,459$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,746$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,946$60,000 to $74,999
  • 6,376$75,000 to $99,999
  • 5,790$100,000 to $124,999
  • 4,365$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,616$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,656$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Sterling Heights, MI

  • Distribution of house value in Sterling Heights, MI in 2022
  • 771Less than $10,000
  • 228$10,000 to $14,999
  • 179$15,000 to $19,999
  • 161$20,000 to $24,999
  • 53$25,000 to $29,999
  • 127$30,000 to $34,999
  • 618$40,000 to $49,999
  • 86$50,000 to $59,999
  • 149$60,000 to $69,999
  • 68$70,000 to $79,999
  • 344$80,000 to $89,999
  • 48$90,000 to $99,999
  • 532$100,000 to $124,999
  • 677$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,566$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,668$175,000 to $199,999
  • 7,804$200,000 to $249,999
  • 8,567$250,000 to $299,999
  • 10,131$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,870$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,014$500,000 to $749,999
  • 354$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Sterling Heights, MI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Sterling Heights, MI in 2022
  • 14Less than $100
  • 67$100 to $149
  • 111$150 to $199
  • 88$200 to $249
  • 27$250 to $299
  • 30$300 to $349
  • 104$350 to $399
  • 115$400 to $449
  • 128$450 to $499
  • 100$500 to $549
  • 87$550 to $599
  • 123$600 to $649
  • 118$650 to $699
  • 564$700 to $749
  • 692$750 to $799
  • 1,518$800 to $899
  • 1,662$900 to $999
  • 2,006$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,061$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,269$1,500 to $1,999
  • 498$2,000 to $2,499
  • 134$2,500 to $2,999
  • 201$3,000 to $3,499
  • 252$3,500 or more
  • 359No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.9%
Number of people working at home: 10,926 (17.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 49
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,292
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 6,665
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 9,788
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 7,516
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3,400
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 9,016
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,055
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,655
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,238
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,493
  • 90 or more minutes: 818
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Sterling Heights

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 50,695 (74.3%)
  • Carpooled: 4,809 (7.0%)
  • Bus: 426 (0.6%)
  • Ferryboat: 4 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 662 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 114 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 620 (0.9%)
  • Worked at home: 10,926 (16.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 5.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.1%Males
  • 11.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.5%Males
  • 9.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 13.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 4.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.4%Males
  • 5.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sterling Heights, Michigan
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sterling Heights, Michigan
  • 14,9772010 or later
  • 8,3392000 to 2009
  • 6,9611990 to 1999
  • 4,2411980 to 1989
  • 3,9361970 to 1979
  • 4,589Before 1970
Ancestries in Sterling Heights, MI

First ancestries reported:

  • Assyrian: 12,387 (17.1%)
  • Polish: 5,781 (8.0%)
  • Italian: 4,817 (6.7%)
  • Iraqi: 4,773 (6.6%)
  • Albanian: 3,874 (5.4%)
  • German: 3,688 (5.1%)
  • American: 3,131 (4.3%)
  • English: 2,019 (2.8%)
  • Irish: 1,836 (2.5%)
  • Lebanese: 1,031 (1.4%)
  • Arab: 927 (1.3%)
  • Yugoslavian: 592 (0.8%)
  • Romanian: 580 (0.8%)
  • French Canadian: 564 (0.8%)
  • Ukrainian: 478 (0.7%)
  • European: 454 (0.6%)
  • Greek: 435 (0.6%)
  • Macedonian: 390 (0.5%)
  • Canadian: 382 (0.5%)
  • Belgian: 364 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 308 (0.4%)
  • African: 294 (0.4%)
  • French: 251 (0.3%)
  • Jordanian: 230 (0.3%)
  • Syrian: 227 (0.3%)
  • Serbian: 218 (0.3%)
  • Ghanaian: 212 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 180 (0.2%)
  • British: 174 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 173 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 172 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 167 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 158 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 157 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 148 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 144 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 144 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 135 (0.2%)
  • Slavic: 133 (0.2%)
  • Kenyan: 105 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 96 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 89 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 82 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 77 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 62 (0.09%)
  • Danish: 55 (0.08%)
  • Eastern European: 45 (0.06%)
  • Brazilian: 43 (0.06%)
  • Jamaican: 40 (0.06%)
  • Israeli: 38 (0.05%)
  • Lithuanian: 37 (0.05%)
  • Welsh: 26 (0.04%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 22 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 17 (0.02%)
  • Portuguese: 17 (0.02%)
  • Bulgarian: 14 (0.02%)
  • Maltese: 11 (0.02%)
  • Haitian: 11 (0.02%)
  • Soviet Union: 9 (0.01%)
  • Scandinavian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Northern European: 5 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Iraq
Sterling Heights:

45.4% (16,898)
Michigan:

8.1% (55,954)

India
Sterling Heights:

7.6% (2,831)
Michigan:

11.1% (77,240)

Albania
Sterling Heights:

5.7% (2,137)
Michigan:

1.9% (12,910)

Philippines
Sterling Heights:

4.4% (1,636)
Michigan:

2.8% (19,112)

Bangladesh
Sterling Heights:

3.2% (1,208)
Michigan:

2.6% (18,065)

Other Eastern Europe
Sterling Heights:

2.6% (965)
Michigan:

1.0% (6,730)

Canada
Sterling Heights:

2.4% (877)
Michigan:

5.0% (35,052)

Lebanon
Sterling Heights:

2.0% (761)
Michigan:

3.7% (25,634)

Poland
Sterling Heights:

2.0% (738)
Michigan:

1.6% (10,857)

Pakistan
Sterling Heights:

1.8% (687)
Michigan:

1.5% (10,596)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 83,170
  • Other state: 12,831
  • Northeast: 2,570
  • Midwest: 4,433
  • South: 3,995
  • West: 1,833

92.2% of Sterling Heights residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64.3% lived in Michigan.


Sterling Heights:

92.2%
State average:

88.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,758
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 350
  • 5th and 6th grade: 222
  • 7th and 8th grade: 466
  • 9th grade: 131
  • 10th grade: 184
  • 11th grade: 505
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,289
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,898
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,309
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,242
  • Associate degree: 5,373
  • Bachelor's degree: 9,613
  • Master's degree: 5,045
  • Professional school degree: 239
  • Doctorate degree: 275
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,785
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 844
  • 5th and 6th grade: 464
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,011
  • 9th grade: 152
  • 10th grade: 519
  • 11th grade: 278
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 750
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,741
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,762
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,968
  • Associate degree: 4,130
  • Bachelor's degree: 10,562
  • Master's degree: 4,929
  • Professional school degree: 504
  • Doctorate degree: 768
Educational Attainment for Females
Sterling Heights marital status for males
Sterling Heights marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 34,356
  • One, attached: 4,752
  • Two: 452
  • 3 or 4: 1,129
  • 5 to 9: 4,332
  • 10 to 19: 2,082
  • 20 to 49: 503
  • 50 or more: 2,990
  • Mobile homes: 1,201

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,800

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Sterling Heights
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sterling Heights, MI
  • 93.7%Utility gas
  • 4.7%Electricity
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sterling Heights, MI
  • 76.5%Utility gas
  • 19.1%Electricity
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,606
Here:

15.8%
Michigan:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 878
Here:

12.5%
Michigan:

9.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,022
Here:

13.5%
Michigan:

14.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability