Sterling Heights.
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Michigan·Macomb County
31 tracts·134K people·$274K median·3,665/mi²
White 76 · Asian 9 · Black 7 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 3 · Other 1
Married couple 51 · Living alone 29 · Other 20
Manufacturing 33 · Professional 21 · Retail 18 · Health 17 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 17 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 15 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sterling Heights is $274,300 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Sterling Heights has 133,573 residents across 31 census tracts and 26 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.7; the population is 76.2% White, 9.2% Asian, 7.4% Black, 3.5% Multiracial, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 31.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.1% (Census ACS).
Messmore Elementary School (76%), Oakbrook Elementary School (53%) and Dekeyser Elementary School (51%) lead the elementary schools; Heritage Junior High School (51%), Bemis Junior High School (45%) and Davis Junior High School (39%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,292/month, 18% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sterling Heights is $79,909 a year, 7% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Sterling Heights, median rent is $1,292/month and the median home value is $274,300 (Census ACS).
Sterling Heights reported 1.7 violent crimes and 11.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sterling Heights are tornado (91), cold wave (87) and ice storm (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sterling Heights, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).