Michigan · Census place 76460
Sterling Heights city, MI
Quick answer
Sterling Heights city has 133,473 residents, ranking #4 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $78,429, the median home is worth $260,700 and median gross rent runs $1,267 a month.
- Population
- 133,473Sterling Heights city residents
- Median household income
- $78,429Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $260,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,267Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sterling Heights city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sterling Heights city median would spend about 19.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 76.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Michigan.
- Detroit city 636,644
- Grand Rapids city 197,768
- Warren city 138,128
- Ann Arbor city 121,179
- Lansing city 112,546
- Dearborn city 107,846
- Livonia city 94,058
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