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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sterling is $18,085, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Sterling median household income is $39,500, which has grown by 14.22% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sterling residents spend 30.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is higher than 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, #489

Sterling, MI	18,085 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, MI	27,578 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, MI	27,188 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, MI	27,788 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, #368

Sterling, MI	39,500 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sterling, MI	46,566 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #211

Sterling, MI	14.22%
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, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.34%	$5,095, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.71%	$14,761, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.58%	$1,580, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.49%	$14,097, 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, MI	45,625 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sterling, MI	52,906 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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$39,500, see rank	$52,395	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sterling, MI	Michigan	U.S.
25 to 44	$44,167, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,688, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$28,542, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sterling, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	447, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	215, 48.10%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	133, 61.86%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	133, 61.86%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	114, 85.71%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19, 14.29%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	82, 38.14%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	232, 51.90%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	103, 44.40%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	103, 44.40%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	103, 100.00%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	129, 55.60%, 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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	212, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	165, 77.83%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	28, 13.21%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 0.94%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	6, 2.83%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	11, 5.19%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sterling, MI	30.5 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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	217	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	114, 52.53%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	17, 14.91%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	9, 7.89%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 11.40%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.88%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 11.40%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	52, 45.61%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	103, 47.47%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	33, 32.04%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	20, 19.42%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	47, 45.63%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3, 2.91%, 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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	217, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16, 7.37%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	9, 4.15%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	49, 22.58%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5, 2.30%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	35, 16.13%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7, 3.23%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	1, 0.46%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1, 0.46%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	17, 7.83%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	44, 20.28%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18, 8.29%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	9, 4.15%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6, 2.76%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sterling, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	70	15.02%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	15	12.10%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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