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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Sterling Heights, MI are White alone (103,805 residents), Black alone (7,915 residents), and Hispanic (2,840 residents). 66.2% of Sterling Heights residents speak English at home. 27.9% of Sterling Heights, MI residents are foreign-born (20.3% born in Asia, 5.7% born in Europe), which is 78.5% greater than the foreign-born rate of 6.0% across the entire state of Michigan.

Race distribution in Sterling Heights

2000 2022
  • Races in Sterling Heights, MI (2000)
    • 111,74389.8%White alone
    • 6,1004.9%Asian alone
    • 2,9652.4%Two or more races
    • 1,6021.3%Black alone
    • 1,6651.3%Hispanic
    • 2390.2%American Indian alone
    • 1220.10%Other race alone
    • 350.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Sterling Heights, MI (2022)
    • 103,80578.0%White alone
    • 12,7229.6%Asian alone
    • 7,9155.9%Black alone
    • 5,1213.8%Two or more races
    • 2,8402.1%Hispanic
    • 6270.5%Other race alone
    • 1260.09%American Indian alone
    • 80.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
2000 2022
  • Races in Michigan (2000)
    • 7,806,69178.6%White alone
    • 1,402,04714.1%Black alone
    • 323,8773.3%Hispanic
    • 175,3111.8%Asian alone
    • 163,4871.6%Two or more races
    • 53,4210.5%American Indian alone
    • 11,4650.1%Other race alone
    • 2,1450.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Michigan (2022)
    • 7,289,05172.6%White alone
    • 1,310,46413.1%Black alone
    • 572,4055.7%Hispanic
    • 450,0314.5%Two or more races
    • 335,7323.3%Asian alone
    • 45,2170.5%Other race alone
    • 29,0110.3%American Indian alone
    • 2,2070.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Sterling Heights

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $79,885White non-Hispanic householders
  • $42,752Black householders
  • $102,583Asian householders
  • $76,593Some other race householders
  • $88,255Two or more races householders
  • $75,796Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $276,704White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $291,577Black or African American householders
  • $224,649American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $300,397Asian householders
  • $277,396Some other race householders
  • $299,186Two or more races householders
  • $262,350Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Sterling Heights, MI in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Sterling Heights, MI in 2022

Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Distribution of median household income in Sterling Heights, MI in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Sterling Heights, MI in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Sterling Heights, MI in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Sterling Heights, MI in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Sterling Heights, MI in 2022

Median age by race in Sterling Heights

  • 42.6Median age for White residents
  • 42.4Males
  • 43.6Females
  • 35.3Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 33.0Males
  • 36.5Females
  • -666,666,666.0Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • -666,666,666.0Females
  • 36.7Median age for Asian residents
  • 39.9Males
  • 34.3Females
  • -666,666,666.0Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • -666,666,666.0Females
  • 42.2Median age for Other race residents
  • 45.2Males
  • 41.0Females
  • 25.9Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 34.0Males
  • 23.3Females
  • 42.7Median age for White alone residents
  • 42.4Males
  • 44.1Females
  • 36.7Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 41.0Males
  • 36.6Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Sterling Heights

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 32,35780.7%Owner occupied
  • 7,74019.3%Renter occupied
  • 80.7%
    19.3%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 1,37134.4%Owner occupied
  • 2,61765.6%Renter occupied
  • 34.4%
    65.6%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 7285.6%Owner occupied
  • 1214.4%Renter occupied
  • 85.6%
    14.4%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 3,10979.2%Owner occupied
  • 81620.8%Renter occupied
  • 79.2%
    20.8%
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 28960.6%Owner occupied
  • 18839.4%Renter occupied
  • 60.6%
    39.4%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 1,03372.7%Owner occupied
  • 38727.3%Renter occupied
  • 72.7%
    27.3%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 32,30181.3%Owner occupied
  • 7,41418.7%Renter occupied
  • 81.3%
    18.7%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 48240.7%Owner occupied
  • 70159.3%Renter occupied
  • 40.7%
    59.3%

Language usage in Sterling Heights

  • English speakers - Total
  • 66.2% of residents of Sterling Heights speak English at home.
  • 0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 55162.2%Speak English very well
  • 33537.8%Speak English less than very well
  • 62.2%
    37.8%
  • 33.1% of residents speak other language at home
  • 22,59654.8%Speak English very well
  • 18,63245.2%Speak English less than very well
  • 54.8%
    45.2%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 91.6% of residents of Sterling Heights speak English at home.
  • 1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 11958.0%Speak English very well
  • 8642.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 58.0%
    42.0%
  • 6.8% of residents speak other language at home
  • 58870.8%Speak English very well
  • 24329.2%Speak English less than very well
  • 70.8%
    29.2%
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 63.4% of residents of Sterling Heights speak English at home.
  • 8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 4237.8%Speak English very well
  • 6962.2%Speak English less than very well
  • 37.8%
    62.2%
  • 28.2% of residents speak other language at home
  • 26270.4%Speak English very well
  • 11029.6%Speak English less than very well
  • 70.4%
    29.6%
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 9.9% of residents of Sterling Heights speak English at home.
  • 0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 21178.1%Speak English very well
  • 5921.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 78.1%
    21.9%
  • 89.3% of residents speak other language at home
  • 13,70243.6%Speak English very well
  • 17,71856.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 43.6%
    56.4%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

89.7% (63,666)
Foreign-born:

11.0% (2,755)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

10.3% (7,323)
Foreign-born:

89.0% (22,264)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

99.8% (6,871)
Foreign-born:

19.8% (137)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

0.4% (29)
Foreign-born:

80.8% (558)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

35.1% (1,166)
Foreign-born:

5.2% (466)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

64.9% (2,153)
Foreign-born:

94.8% (8,422)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

60.5% (475)
Foreign-born:

5.6% (22)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

37.8% (297)
Foreign-born:

94.2% (369)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

89.6% (4,411)
Foreign-born:

10.4% (116)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

10.7% (527)
Foreign-born:

90.1% (1,007)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

89.6% (63,115)
Foreign-born:

11.0% (2,755)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

10.4% (7,323)
Foreign-born:

89.0% (22,264)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

81.0% (1,697)
Foreign-born:

9.7% (47)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

19.8% (415)
Foreign-born:

90.3% (432)

Foreign-born residents in Sterling Heights

37,190 residents are foreign born (20.3% Asia, 5.7% Europe).

This city:

27.9%
Michigan:

6.9%

Median age by place of birth - Sterling Heights
Place of birth - Sterling Heights, MI
Place of birth - Sterling Heights, MI
Place of birth - Sterling Heights, MI
Place of birth - Sterling Heights, MI
Place of birth - Sterling Heights, MI
Place of birth - Sterling Heights, MI
Place of birth - Sterling Heights, MI
Place of birth - Sterling Heights, MI
Place of birth - Sterling Heights, MI
Population born outside the United States - Sterling Heights
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Sterling Heights
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Sterling Heights
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Sterling Heights
Place of birth by age - Sterling Heights

Marital status for residents in Sterling Heights

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 31.2%Never married
  • 57.6%Now married
  • 1.0%Separated
  • 3.1%Widowed
  • 7.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 28.2%Never married
  • 52.8%Now married
  • 0.5%Separated
  • 10.8%Widowed
  • 7.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

88.4% (895)
Unmarried:

11.6% (117)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

46.1% (10,111)
Unmarried:

53.9% (11,825)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 51.4%Never married
  • 43.8%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 4.8%Divorced
  • Females
  • 26.6%Never married
  • 33.1%Now married
  • 14.2%Separated
  • 10.6%Widowed
  • 15.5%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

12.7% (16)
Unmarried:

87.3% (113)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

41.5% (812)
Unmarried:

58.5% (1,142)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 76.6%Never married
  • 23.4%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 27.0%Never married
  • 62.9%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 10.1%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

57.9% (34)
Unmarried:

42.1% (25)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 23.2%Never married
  • 72.3%Now married
  • 0.8%Separated
  • 2.0%Widowed
  • 1.6%Divorced
  • Females
  • 27.7%Never married
  • 62.8%Now married
  • 1.1%Separated
  • 4.0%Widowed
  • 4.5%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (180)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

51.9% (1,957)
Unmarried:

48.1% (1,815)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 41.6%Never married
  • 42.2%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 16.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 20.0%Never married
  • 40.4%Now married
  • 2.7%Separated
  • 8.8%Widowed
  • 28.1%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (2)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

55.7% (111)
Unmarried:

44.3% (88)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 43.9%Never married
  • 52.4%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 3.7%Divorced
  • Females
  • 49.9%Never married
  • 40.2%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 5.0%Widowed
  • 4.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

68.8% (28)
Unmarried:

31.3% (13)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

24.5% (460)
Unmarried:

75.5% (1,417)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 31.2%Never married
  • 57.6%Now married
  • 1.0%Separated
  • 3.1%Widowed
  • 7.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 27.6%Never married
  • 53.2%Now married
  • 0.6%Separated
  • 10.9%Widowed
  • 7.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

88.4% (895)
Unmarried:

11.6% (117)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

47.0% (10,111)
Unmarried:

53.0% (11,395)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 37.4%Never married
  • 47.9%Now married
  • 0.6%Separated
  • 0.2%Widowed
  • 13.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 29.1%Never married
  • 34.0%Now married
  • 2.7%Separated
  • 4.9%Widowed
  • 29.3%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (11)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

30.4% (305)
Unmarried:

69.6% (697)

Ancestries in Sterling Heights

  • Ancestries in Sterling Heights, MI
    • 12,38717.1%Assyrian
    • 5,7818.0%Polish
    • 4,8176.7%Italian
    • 4,7736.6%Iraqi
    • 3,8745.4%Albanian
    • 3,6885.1%German
    • 3,1314.3%American
    • 2,0192.8%English
    • 1,8362.5%Irish
    • 1,0311.4%Lebanese
    • 9271.3%Arab
    • 5920.8%Yugoslavian
    • 5800.8%Romanian
    • 5640.8%French Canadian
    • 4780.7%Ukrainian
    • 4540.6%European
    • 4350.6%Greek
    • 3900.5%Macedonian
    • 3820.5%Canadian
    • 3640.5%Belgian
    • 3080.4%Scottish
    • 2940.4%African
    • 2510.3%French
    • 2300.3%Jordanian
    • 2270.3%Syrian
    • 2180.3%Serbian
    • 2120.3%Ghanaian
    • 1800.2%Hungarian
    • 1740.2%British
    • 1730.2%Egyptian
    • 1720.2%Armenian
    • 1670.2%Dutch
    • 1580.2%Russian
    • 1570.2%Scotch-Irish
    • 1480.2%Finnish
    • 1440.2%Slovak
    • 1440.2%Czech
    • 1350.2%Swedish
    • 1330.2%Slavic
    • 1050.1%Kenyan
    • 960.1%Norwegian
    • 890.1%Austrian
    • 820.1%Turkish
    • 770.1%Croatian
    • 620.09%Iranian
    • 550.08%Danish
    • 450.06%Eastern European
    • 430.06%Brazilian
    • 400.06%Jamaican
    • 380.05%Israeli
    • 370.05%Lithuanian
    • 260.04%Welsh
    • 220.03%Czechoslovakian
    • 170.02%Slovene
    • 170.02%Portuguese
    • 140.02%Bulgarian
    • 110.02%Maltese
    • 110.02%Haitian
    • 90.01%Soviet Union
    • 80.01%Scandinavian
    • 50.01%Northern European

Geographical mobility in Sterling Heights

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 91,33790.9%White (Caucasian)
    • 7,07090.0%Black or African American
    • 7749.6%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 11,11487.8%Asian
    • 10100.0%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 75280.1%Other race
    • 5,53985.0%Two or more races
    • 91,04591.2%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 2,51290.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 5,4855.5%White / Caucasian
    • 3314.2%Black or African American
    • 31.6%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 5644.5%Asian
    • 13714.6%Other race
    • 3064.7%Two or more races
    • 5,4855.5%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1214.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 2,5002.5%White / Caucasian
    • 3434.4%Black or African American
    • 5334.4%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 1761.4%Asian
    • 161.7%Other race
    • 3976.1%Two or more races
    • 2,1742.2%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 702.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 6940.7%White / Caucasian
    • 1792.3%Black or African American
    • 4343.4%Asian
    • 151.6%Other race
    • 761.2%Two or more races
    • 6940.7%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 772.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 4800.5%White
    • 4353.4%Asian
    • 121.2%Other race
    • 4800.5%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 130.5%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Sterling Heights

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 4,751100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 2,10397.6%Native
  • 522.4%Foreign-born
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 1,741100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 878100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 45100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 5,783100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 3,35860.8%Native
  • 2,16139.2%Foreign-born
  • 60.8%
    39.2%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 1,542100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 2,221100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 78364.4%Native
  • 43335.6%Foreign-born
  • 64.4%
    35.6%

    • Place of birth for residents in Sterling Heights

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 27,155Asia
      • 19,459Western Asia
      • 7,625Europe
      • 6,294Eastern Europe
      • 4,463South Central Asia
      • 1,950South Eastern Asia
      • 1,735Americas
      • 1,237Eastern Asia
      • 927Northern America
      • 808Latin America
      • 666Africa
      • 648China
      • 594Southern Europe
      • 473Western Europe
      • 464Central America
      • 293Northern Africa
      • 236Northern Europe
      • 221South America
      • 123Caribbean
      • 93Western Africa
      • 91Eastern Africa
      • 23Middle Africa
      • 9Southern Africa
      • 7Oceania
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 17,578Iraq
      • 2,717India
      • 1,988Albania
      • 1,499Philippines
      • 951Bangladesh
      • 927Canada
      • 906Poland
      • 744Lebanon
      • 698Pakistan
      • 686Romania
      • 585Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • 571China
      • 494Korea
      • 479North Macedonia (Macedonia)
      • 473Italy
      • 410Mexico
      • 408Jordan
      • 380Germany
      • 380Syria
      • 317Vietnam
      • 289Ukraine
      • 250Egypt
      • 187Turkey
      • 143United Kingdom
      • 130Brazil
      • 105Greece
      • 99Laos
      • 95Japan
      • 91Kenya
      • 83Russia
      • 73Hungary
      • 67Serbia
      • 67Venezuela
      • 65Cuba
      • 65Czechoslovakia
      • 62Senegal
      • 62Iran
      • 62Yemen
      • 57Austria
      • 55Hong Kong
      • 44Ireland
      • 40Croatia
      • 40Dominican Republic
      • 34Thailand
      • 32Algeria
      • 31Sri Lanka
      • 29Saudi Arabia
      • 28Armenia
      • 26Nigeria
      • 25England
      • 24Argentina
      • 23Cameroon
      • 23Panama
      • 22Taiwan
      • 20France
      • 19Costa Rica
      • 17Scotland
      • 17Kuwait
      • 14Bulgaria
      • 11Spain
      • 11Belgium
      • 11El Salvador
      • 10Haiti
      • 9South Africa
      • 9Latvia
      • 8Jamaica
      • 8Lithuania
      • 7Sweden
      • 7Moldova
      • 5Netherlands
      • 5Ghana
      • 3Uzbekistan
      • 1Guatemala
      • 1Cambodia

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Sterling Heights

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 14447.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 16152.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 47.2%
    52.8%
  • Black or African American
  • 1522.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 5277.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 22.5%
    77.5%
  • Asian
  • 80100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 3100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 14446.1%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 16953.9%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 46.1%
    53.9%
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 1739.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 1,75091.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 9.0%
    91.0%
  • Black or African American
  • 113100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Asian
  • 3815.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 21485.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 15.0%
    85.0%
  • Two or more races
  • 1264.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 735.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 64.7%
    35.3%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 1738.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 1,77391.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 8.9%
    91.1%

    • Zip codes: 48310, 48312, 48313, 48314, 48317.

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