Sterling Heights, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Back to: Sterling Heights, Michigan main profile, Michigan, Michigan smaller cities, Michigan small towns, Michigan forum, All US cities. Total population: 127,176 (All urban) Houses: 47,547 (46,319 occupied: 36,574 owner occupied, 9,745 renter occupied) % of renters here: 21% State: 21% Housing density: 1298 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $124,628. Median contract rent in 2009: $676 (lower quartile is $571, upper quartile is $851) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $770 Median gross rent in Sterling Heights, MI in 2009: $782 Housing units in Sterling Heights with a mortgage: 24,669 (1,375 second mortgage, 4,737 home equity loan, 88 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 8,603 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $77,929 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $44,027 Median monthly housing costs: $1,085 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Sterling Heights, Michigan on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Tips for house hunting when you have different upbringing?  (9 replies) Will home prices go up in the next 2-3 years in Metro Detroit?  (81 replies) Vibration inside the house  (16 replies) Commute from Novi to Sterling Heights  (30 replies) Plan to purchase a house in May 2013  (5 replies) I have a job in Sterling Heights. Where should I live?  (3 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $159,800 (it was $157,800 in 2000) Sterling Heights: $159,800 Michigan: $132,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,700 - $191,100 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $199,589 Here: $199,589 State: $168,888 Townhouses or other attached units: $110,452 Here: $110,452 State: $147,658 In 2-unit structures: $13,528 Here: $13,528 State: $101,322 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $58,762 Here: $58,762 State: $133,558 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $90,784 Here: $90,784 State: $144,298 Mobile homes: $59,997 Here: $59,997 State: $39,606 Median year house/condo built: 1975 Median year apartment built: 1977 Household type by relationship: Households: 123,274 In family households: 108,351 (28,008 male householders, 5,540 female householders) 28,097 spouses, 40,253 children (38,087 natural, 864 adopted, 1,302 stepchildren), 1,211 grandchildren, 1,412 brothers or sisters, 1,463 parents, 1,382 other relatives, 985 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 14,923 (5,647 male householders (4,597 living alone)), 7,186 female householders (6,538 living alone)), 2,090 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1,197 (671 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 12,929 2-persons, 7,627 3-persons, 7,631 4-persons, 3,496 5-persons, 1,359 6-persons, 506 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 11,135 1-person, 1,445 2-persons, 181 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons. 24,661 married couples with children. 3,761 single-parent households (836 men, 2,925 women). 76.9% of residents of Sterling Heights speak English at home. 1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 12.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 7.1% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 21,146 (17.0%) (52.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Sterling Heights, MI: Less than $10,000: 511 $10,000 to $14,999: 275 $15,000 to $19,999: 197 $20,000 to $24,999: 206 $25,000 to $29,999: 111 $30,000 to $34,999: 139 $35,000 to $39,999: 74 $40,000 to $49,999: 198 $50,000 to $59,999: 273 $60,000 to $69,999: 348 $70,000 to $79,999: 369 $80,000 to $89,999: 520 $90,000 to $99,999: 877 $100,000 to $124,999: 2931 $125,000 to $149,999: 7398 $150,000 to $174,999: 9964 $175,000 to $199,999: 5584 $200,000 to $249,999: 3684 $250,000 to $299,999: 1459 $300,000 to $399,999: 1009 $400,000 to $499,999: 229 $500,000 to $749,999: 52 $750,000 to $999,999: 8 $1,000,000 or more: 30

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Sterling Heights: Less than $100: 45 people $100 to $149: 27 $150 to $199: 146 $200 to $249: 117 $250 to $299: 82 $300 to $349: 162 $350 to $399: 150 $400 to $449: 70 $450 to $499: 107 $500 to $549: 179 $550 to $599: 539 $600 to $649: 892 $650 to $699: 839 $700 to $749: 997 $750 to $799: 951 $800 to $899: 1,245 $900 to $999: 767 $1,000 to $1,249: 1,209 $1,250 to $1,499: 652 $1,500 to $1,999: 252 $2,000 or more: 488 No cash rent: 331

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.5%
Number of people working at home: 1,005 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 877 5 to 9 minutes: 4961 10 to 14 minutes: 7731 15 to 19 minutes: 9486 20 to 24 minutes: 11384 25 to 29 minutes: 5000 30 to 34 minutes: 9912 35 to 39 minutes: 2046 40 to 44 minutes: 2607 45 to 59 minutes: 5023 60 to 89 minutes: 2405 90 or more minutes: 810

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 57,460 (91%) Carpooled: 3,951 (6%) Bus or trolley bus: 190 (0%) Taxi: 14 (0%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 23 (0%) Walked: 412 (1%) Other means: 179 (0%) Worked at home: 1,005 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 2157 $10,000 to $14,999: 1795 $15,000 to $19,999: 1820 $20,000 to $24,999: 1929 $25,000 to $29,999: 2252 $30,000 to $34,999: 2221 $35,000 to $39,999: 2234 $40,000 to $44,999: 1992 $45,000 to $49,999: 2271 $50,000 to $59,999: 4223 $60,000 to $74,999: 6550 $75,000 to $99,999: 8087 $100,000 to $124,999: 4868 $125,000 to $149,999: 2109 $150,000 to $199,999: 1321 $200,000 or more: 552

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 20802

German: 15777

Italian: 13685

Other groups: 10270

Irish: 6228

English: 5520

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 5305

United States or American: 4357

Arab:: 4039

French (except Basque): 2680

Albanian: 2248

French Canadian: 1807

Scottish: 1507

Lebanese: 1318

Belgian: 1219

Scotch-Irish: 1187

Iraqi: 1186

Romanian: 1073

Greek: 979

Ukrainian: 940

Yugoslavian: 933

Macedonian: 832

Hungarian: 820

Arab/Arabic: 720

Dutch: 679

Slovak: 678

Finnish: 525

Russian: 477

Canadian: 443

European: 428

Swedish: 409

Serbian: 359

Maltese: 332

Austrian: 327

Croatian: 326

Norwegian: 311

Lithuanian: 278

Armenian: 270

British: 252

Syrian: 239

Jordanian: 226

Egyptian: 221

Welsh: 204

Czech: 175

Czechoslovakian: 152

Danish: 123

Subsaharan African:: 93

Swiss: 76

African: 74

Slavic: 73

Slovene: 71

Palestinian: 68

Brazilian: 65

Other Arab: 61

Iranian: 59

Portuguese: 48

Scandinavian: 34

Latvian: 32

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 29

Australian: 20

Other Subsaharan African: 19

Northern European: 16

Icelander: 13

West Indian: 11

Afghan: 11

Haitian: 10

Eastern European: 9

Bulgarian: 8

Jamaican: 8

Turkish: 6

Cypriot: 5

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

• This state: 89147
• Northeast: 3099
• Midwest: 4626
• South: 4202
• West: 1445

62% of Sterling Heights residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 381
• Nursery to 4th grade: 187
• 5th and 6th grade: 516
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,026
• 9th grade: 646
• 10th grade: 922
• 11th grade: 887
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,217
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,913
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,316
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,996
• Associate degree: 3,420
• Bachelor's degree: 7,023
• Master's degree: 2,876
• Professional school degree: 533
• Doctorate degree: 199

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 642
• Nursery to 4th grade: 361
• 5th and 6th grade: 831
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,424
• 9th grade: 681
• 10th grade: 1,323
• 11th grade: 987
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,396
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 14,555
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,803
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,623
• Associate degree: 3,485
• Bachelor's degree: 6,143
• Master's degree: 1,987
• Professional school degree: 403
• Doctorate degree: 72

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 1.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.0%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $51,057
• Black householders: $37,033
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,554
• Asian householders: $79,899
• Some other race householders: $54,772
• Two or more races householders: $33,314
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $74,265

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $162,027
• Black or African American householders: $170,736
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $131,546
• Asian householders: $175,901
• Some other race householders: $162,432
• Two or more races householders: $175,192
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $153,622

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 32,602
• One, attached: 3,022
• Two: 134
• 3 or 4: 1,411
• 5 to 9: 4,658
• 10 to 19: 1,459
• 20 to 49: 606
• 50 or more: 1,936
• Mobile homes: 1,714
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,600

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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