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Sterling Heights, MI Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sterling Heights is $27,375, which is about the same as the state average of $26,143 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Sterling Heights median household income is $58,800, which has shrunk by 2.80% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sterling Heights residents spend 25.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #145

Sterling Heights, MI	27,375 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling Heights, MI	31,051 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling Heights, MI	39,078 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling Heights, MI	25,096 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #84

Sterling Heights, MI	58,800 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sterling Heights, MI	71,192 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #468

Sterling Heights, MI		-2.80%
Michigan		9.90%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sterling Heights, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.86%	$7,546, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.58%	$19,309, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.15%	$3,176, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.10%	$22,576, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sterling Heights, MI	70,347 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sterling Heights, MI	82,023 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sterling Heights, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$58,238, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$49,608, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$73,487, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$75,789, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$48,618, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
One Race, Other	$95,341, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$55,139, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sterling Heights, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$31,020, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$64,371, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,344, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$39,211, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sterling Heights, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	107,272, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	52,148, 48.61%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	36,687, 70.35%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	84, 0.16%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	36,603, 70.19%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	32,570, 88.98%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,033, 11.02%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,461, 29.65%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	55,124, 51.39%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	31,600, 57.33%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	31,600, 57.33%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	28,647, 90.66%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,953, 9.34%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	23,524, 42.67%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sterling Heights, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	59,852, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	52,758, 88.15%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,054, 8.44%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	249, 0.42%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	357, 0.60%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	232, 0.39%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,202, 2.01%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sterling Heights, MI	25.7 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sterling Heights, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	61,217	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	32,570, 53.20%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,320, 34.76%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,326, 13.28%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,515, 20.00%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	107, 0.33%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,872, 5.75%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,789, 20.84%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	28,647, 46.80%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,766, 37.58%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,374, 22.25%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,373, 32.72%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 0.04%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32, 0.11%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,992, 6.95%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sterling Heights, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	61,217, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	120, 0.20%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	2,399, 3.92%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12,213, 19.95%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,394, 2.28%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,976, 13.03%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,162, 3.53%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	1,141, 1.86%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,568, 5.83%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,849, 9.55%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	12,529, 20.47%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,761, 9.41%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,655, 4.34%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,450, 5.64%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sterling Heights, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,874	13.00%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,639	10.51%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.