Housing units in zip code 48312 with a mortgage: 6,863 (682 second mortgage, 2,144 home equity loan, 738 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,885
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,436
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $476
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
9.9%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 48312: Plum Brook Golf Course (A), Rammler Golf and Country Club (B), Maple Lane Golf Club (C), Complete Family Care (D), Sterling Heights Fire Department Station 1 (E), Sterling Heights Fire Department Station 4 (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Dodge Park Plaza Shopping Center (1), Crossroads Village Shopping Center (2), Sterling Place Shopping Center (3), Shops at Sterling Ponds Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 48312 include: Saint Blase Church (A), Saint Thomas Church (B), Fellowship Baptist Church (C), Saint Malachy Church (D), Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (E), Bethesda Christian Church (F), Rockpointe Community Church (G), Faith Missionary Baptist Church (H), Church of Jesus (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 48312 include: Baumgartner Park (1), Sterling Heights Family Park (2), Imus Park (3), Chappelle Park (4), Freedom Hill County Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 1,162
2000 to 2004: 1,600
1990 to 1999: 2,209
1980 to 1989: 1,845
1970 to 1979: 5,538
1960 to 1969: 5,330
1950 to 1959: 1,194
1940 to 1949: 274
1939 or earlier: 417
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 48312:
Less than $10,000: 241
$10,000 to $14,999: 434
$15,000 to $19,999: 371
$20,000 to $24,999: 181
$25,000 to $29,999: 1,443
$30,000 to $34,999: 1,119
$35,000 to $39,999: 362
$40,000 to $49,999: 619
$50,000 to $59,999: 540
$60,000 to $69,999: 1,034
$70,000 to $79,999: 901
$80,000 to $89,999: 604
$90,000 to $99,999: 783
$100,000 to $124,999: 1,902
$125,000 to $149,999: 1,921
$150,000 to $174,999: 3,887
$175,000 to $199,999: 2,146
$200,000 to $249,999: 1,715
$250,000 to $299,999: 563
$300,000 to $399,999: 1,002
$400,000 to $499,999: 115
$500,000 to $749,999: 134
$1,000,000 or more: 133
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 48312:
Less than $100: 156
$100 to $149: 761
$150 to $199: 475
$200 to $249: 172
$250 to $299: 231
$300 to $349: 1,408
$350 to $399: 258
$400 to $449: 331
$450 to $499: 704
$500 to $549: 1,432
$550 to $599: 1,640
$600 to $649: 1,204
$650 to $699: 1,286
$700 to $749: 544
$750 to $799: 1,010
$800 to $899: 1,394
$900 to $999: 266
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,064
$1,250 to $1,499: 540
$1,500 to $1,999: 2,308
$2,000 or more: 725
No cash rent: 426
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $154,539
Black or African American householders: $153,444
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $34,530
Asian householders: $163,793
Some other race householders: $152,350
Two or more races householders: $157,524
Hispanic or Latino householders: $136,030
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $152,549
48312:
$152,549
Michigan:
$136,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $116,442 - $182,345
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $169,907
Here:
$169,907
State:
$174,305
Townhouses or other attached units: $114,584
Here:
$114,584
State:
$147,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $146,285
Here:
$146,285
State:
$140,992
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $144,511
Here:
$144,511
State:
$105,774
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.3%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 31,315
In family households: 26,419 (7,252 male householders, 1,432 female householders)
7,223 spouses, 8,978 children (8,495 natural, 239 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 359 grandchildren, 259 brothers or sisters, 300 parents, 360 other relatives, 256 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,896 (1,747 male householders (1,423 living alone)), 2,514 female householders (2,340 living alone)), 635 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 562 (322 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,889 2-persons, 2,476 3-persons, 2,623 4-persons, 836 5-persons, 535 6-persons, 507 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 5,930 1-person, 643 2-persons, 47 3-persons
6,117 married couples with children.
2,314 single-parent households (478 men, 1,836 women).
78.3% of residents of 48312 zip code speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% very well, 47% well, 18% not well).
27.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (34% very well, 28% well, 17% not well, 20% not at all).
25.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% very well, 18% well, 24% not well, 16% not at all).
19.1% of residents speak other language at home (36% very well, 27% well, 30% not well, 7% not at all).
Foreign born population: 7,853 (23.9%) (54.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
23.9%
Whole state:
6.0%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Italy (14%)
Other Eastern Europe (8%)
Yugoslavia (8%)
India (8%)
Iraq (7%)
Poland (6%)
Philippines (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 3,267
1990 to 1999: 1,884
1980 to 1989: 724
Before 1980: 2,244
Races in zip code 48312:
White population: 27,605 Black population: 3,599 American Indian population: 240 Asian population: 3,573 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 915 Hispanic or Latino population: 588
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 48312 not listed on the city page:
HERITAGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 553; Location: 37400 DODGE PARK ROAD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: 07 - 09)
HURON ACADEMY (Students: 486; Location: 11401 METRO PARKWAY, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: KG - 09)
WALSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 428; Location: 38901 DODGE PARK ROAD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
BLACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 423; Location: 14100 HERITAGE ROAD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
ROSE KIDD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 418; Location: 38397 GLADSTONE DRIVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
BRUCE COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location: 12900 GRAND HAVEN DRIVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
OAKBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 383; Location: 12060 GREENWAY DRIVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
WILLOW WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 369; Location: 11001 DANIEL DRIVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
BOZYMOWSKI CENTER (Students: 350; Location: 11870 ELDORADO DRIVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
FILLMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 325; Location: 8655 IRVING ROAD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
MESSMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 322; Location: 8742 DILL DRIVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
MAPLE LANE SCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: 34600 DRYDEN DRIVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
CAREER PREPARATION CENTER (Students: 2; Location: 12200 15 MILE ROAD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
NAOMI GIBBING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 11303 GREENDALE DRIVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: PK - PK)
BOZYMOWSKI CENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 11870 ELDORADO DRIVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Grades: 06 - 09)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
A G SIMPSON MICHIGAN INCORPORATED (6640 STERLING DR. S. in STERLING HTS, MI)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE STAMPINGS; ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Business NAICS classification: ROLLED STEEL SHAPE MANUFACTURING.; ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Organizations: A. G. SIMPSON (USA) INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AG SIMPSON
DETRONIC INDUSTRIES INC (35800 BEATTIE DR in STERLING HTS, MI)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: SHEET METALWORK Business NAICS classification: SHEET METAL WORK MANUFACTURING. Organizations: RYAN M CARNE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
BLACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (14100 HERITAGE ROAD in STERLING HEIGHTS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02372 Organizations: WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FILLMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (8655 IRVING ROAD in STERLING HEIGHTS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-05589 Organizations: WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MESSMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (8742 DILL DRIVE in STERLING HEIGHTS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07129 Organizations: UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
DETROIT NEWPAPERS NORTH PLANT (6200 METROPOLITAN PARKWAY in STERLING HEIGHTS, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING, OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING Organizations: DETROIT NEWSPAPERS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: DETROIT NEWSPAPER AGENCY STERLING HEIGHTS
DETROIT NEWSPAPERS (6670 BURROUGHS in STERLING HEIGHTS, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Alternative names: CHIVAS RESEARCH LTD
MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (M-53 OVER CANAL ROAD in STERLING HEIGHTS, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE M-53 OVER CANAL RD
AERO DETROIT INC (35650 STANLEY in STERLING HEIGHTS, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
GENERAL MOTORS CORP METRO BLDG (8100 METRO PKWY in STERLING HEIGHTS, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 48312:
Best Western Sterling Inn, 34911 Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, MI 48312 , Phone: (586) 979-1400, Fax: (586) 979-0430
Villager Lodge, 34858 Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, MI 48312 , Phone: (313) 939-5555, Fax: (586) 939-7320
Sterling Heights Super 8 Motel, 34550 Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, MI 48312 , Phone: (313) 283-8830, Fax: (586) 795-8800
Extended Stay America, 33400 Van Dyke Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48312 , Phone: (586) 983-3773, Fax: (586) 983-3772
Hampton Inn & Suites Sterling Heights, 36400 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights, MI 48312 , Phone: (586) 276-0600, Fax: (586) 276-0500
Best Western Sterling Inn, 34911 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights, MI 48312 , Phone: (800) 953-1400, Fax: (586) 979-7962
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.7%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (83%)
Other fuel (6%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 33,163. Population change in the 1990s: -1,286 (-3.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 23,522
Northeast: 897
Midwest: 1,281
South: 1,224
West: 315
66% of the 48312 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,425
Here:
23.0%
Michigan:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 605
Here:
19.7%
Michigan:
8.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,489
Here:
39.0%
Michigan:
16.2%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (STERLING HEIGH, MI):
ALPHA CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPME (6710 STERLING DRIVE NORTH; small business) : $4,511,822 in 48 contractsfrom 1999 to 2001
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Laboratories and Clinics, Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Public Buildings Service, Army Signed by year:2000: $1,900,064; 2001: $1,327,905; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,387,000 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2001-03-15.
$968,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-06-15. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
$585,853 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 1999-11-09. Completion date: 2000-03-15.
$344,000 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Taking place in GA. Signed on 1999-11-15. Completion date: 2000-03-15.
MIDWEST TUBE FABRICATORS INC (36845 METRO CT; small business) : $3,317,495 in 144 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Winches, Hoists, Cranes, and Derricks, Miscellaneous Vehicular Components, Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing, Deck Machinery, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency, Army Signed by year:2000: $396,014; 2001: $166,105; 2002: $186,018; 2003: $29,469; 2004: $1,329,992; 2005: $945,749; 2006: $196,895.
Biggest contracts:
$529,750 with Defense Logistics Agency for Winches, Hoists, Cranes, and Derricks. Signed on 2004-03-22. Completion date: 2004-09-02.
$293,950, same as above.Signed on 2004-06-10. Completion date: 2004-09-18.
$138,478 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Signed on 2000-09-29. Completion date: 2001-01-28.
$137,168 with Defense Logistics Agency for Winches, Hoists, Cranes, and Derricks. Signed on 2000-01-20. Completion date: 2000-07-09.
MIBA HYDRAMECHANICA CORP (6625 COBB DR; small business) : $1,501,954 in 22 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Helicopter Rotor Blades, Drive Mechanisms and Components, Vehicular Power Transmission Components, Torque Converters and Speed Changers by Defense Logistics Agency, Navy, Army Signed by year:2000: $179,384; 2001: $72,286; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $494,475; 2006: $498,316.
Biggest contracts:
$283,963 with Defense Logistics Agency for Helicopter Rotor Blades, Drive Mechanisms and Components. Signed on 2006-05-17. Completion date: 2006-10-04.
$237,762 with Navy for Helicopter Rotor Blades, Drive Mechanisms and Components. Signed on 2005-07-28. Completion date: 2006-07-28.
$124,236, same as above.Signed on 2006-04-27. Completion date: 2006-10-12.
$116,856 with Defense Logistics Agency for Helicopter Rotor Blades, Drive Mechanisms and Components. Signed on 1999-10-19. Completion date: 2000-04-04.
RELUME CORPORATION (33844 STERLING PONDS BLVD; small business) : $1,371,637 in 6 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D), Traffic and Transit Signal Systems by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $119,725; 2004: $728,456; 2005: $26,400; 2006: $497,056.
Biggest contracts:
$497,056 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2006-06-27. Completion date: 2007-06-16.
$382,685, same as above.Signed on 2004-04-16. Completion date: 2006-02-12.
$345,771, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-20. Completion date: 2006-02-12.
$69,890, same as above.Signed on 2003-02-27. Completion date: 2003-07-28.
DIVERSIFIED WIRE & CABLE, INC (6250 15 MILE RD; small business) : $243,400 in 13 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
Contracts for ADPE System Configuration, Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components, Equipment and Materials Testing -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment, Fiber Rope, Cordage, and Twine by Air Force, Army, ENERGY, Department of, EPA, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $170,835; 2005: $72,565; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$55,701 with Air Force for ADPE System Configuration. Signed on 2004-09-23. Completion date: 2004-11-05.
$42,278 with Army for ADPE System Configuration. Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2004-10-21.
$19,695 with Army for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 2004-05-19. Completion date: 2004-07-01.
$19,695 with Army for ADPE System Configuration. Taking place in TN. Signed on 2004-07-23. Completion date: 2004-08-23.
INDICON CORPORATION (6417 CENTER DR SUITE 110; small business) : $168,817 in 2 contractsfrom 2002 to 2003
$150,916 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 2002-08-20. Completion date: 2002-09-03.
$17,901, same as above.Signed on 2003-04-29. Completion date: 2002-09-03.
QUANTEX ENGINEERING (33844 STERLING PONDS BLVD; small business) : $80,030 in 2 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$70,555 with Army for Services -- Engineering Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-04-06. Completion date: 2005-07-29.
$9,475 with Army for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2004-08-13. Completion date: 2004-08-20.
DESIGN ORIGINS INC (33596 STERLING PONDS BLVD; small business) : $48,032 in 3 contractsin 2004
$38,322 with Army for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2004-02-12. Completion date: 2004-03-12.
$4,998, same as above.Signed on 2004-02-13. Completion date: 2004-02-17.
$4,712 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2004-02-13. Completion date: 2004-03-08.
DETROIT HOIST & CRANE CO (INC) (6650 STERLING DR N; small business)
$43,668 with Navy for Winches, Hoists, Cranes, and Derricks. Signed on 2002-02-07. Completion date: 2002-03-28.
STERLING INN INC (34911 VAN DYKE AVENUE; small business) : $42,626 in 4 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$20,116 with Army for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Conference Space and Facilities. Signed on 2005-07-27. Completion date: 2005-08-01.
$9,298 with Army for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Museums and Exhibition Buildings. Signed on 2006-04-17. Completion date: 2006-05-31.
$7,500 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2005-03-30. Completion date: 2005-04-05.
$5,712, same as above.Signed on 2005-12-02. Completion date: 2005-12-04.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: